Merge branch 'master' into nomad-gemini

Nomad fixes: honor pa_fan_disabled, drop RADIOLIB_LOW_LEVEL, relocate variant
Non-PWM fan paths (main.cpp setup + enableFan) now respect pa_fan_disabled instead of forcing the fan off/on. Remove the unneeded global RADIOLIB_LOW_LEVEL build flag (no code requires it; Module low-level methods are already public). Move the variant to variants/esp32/radiomaster_nomad_gemini/ for layout consistency with sibling boards.
2026-06-07 10:54:37 +02:00 · 2026-06-07 10:53:41 +02:00 · 2026-06-06 14:15:49 -05:00 · 2026-06-05 19:32:06 -05:00 · 2026-06-05 13:26:21 -05:00 · 2026-06-05 08:37:24 -05:00
253 changed files with 10951 additions and 979 deletions
@@ -49,11 +49,17 @@ Call the meshtastic MCP tool bundle and format a structured health report for on
   - Do the LoRa configs match? (region, channel_num, modem_preset should all agree; mismatch = no mesh)
   - Do the primary channel NAMES match? Mismatch = different PSK = no decode.

-7. **Suggest next actions only for specific, recognisable failure modes**:
+7. **Recorder slice (cheap, always available).** The mcp-server runs an autouse log recorder that's been collecting from every connected device. Pull two short slices to surface anything weird that's already happened:
+   - `mcp__meshtastic__logs_window(start="-2m", level="WARN|ERROR|CRIT", max_lines=20)` — recent firmware errors. If empty, say "no recent errors"; don't manufacture concern.
+   - `mcp__meshtastic__telemetry_timeline(window="1h", field="free_heap", max_points=60)` — heap trend. If `slope_per_min < -50`, flag it and recommend `/leakhunt window=6h` for a deeper read; otherwise just note the current free heap.
+   - If `recorder_status` shows `running:false` or `files.telemetry.last_ts` is null, note "recorder has no telemetry yet — enable `set_debug_log_api(True)` to populate" and skip this step gracefully.
+
+8. **Suggest next actions only for specific, recognisable failure modes**:
   - Stale PKI pubkey one-way → "run `/test tests/mesh/test_direct_with_ack.py` — the retry + nodeinfo-ping heals this in the test path."
   - Region mismatch → "re-bake one side via `./mcp-server/run-tests.sh --force-bake`."
   - Device unreachable, reachable via DFU → `touch_1200bps(port=...)` + `pio_flash`. If not even DFU responds AND the device is on a PPPS hub, escalate to `uhubctl_cycle(role=..., confirm=True)`.
   - CP2102-wedged-driver on macOS → see the note in `run-tests.sh`.
+   - Heap slope strongly negative → "run `/leakhunt window=6h` for a full timeline + classification."

 ## What NOT to do

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+---
+description: Hunt for memory leaks (and other slow degradations) by reading the persistent recorder's heap timeline + log slice over a window
+argument-hint: [window=1h] [field=free_heap] [variant=local]
+---
+
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD029 -->
+
+# `/leakhunt` — read the recorder, classify a memory leak
+
+Use the always-on recorder (`mcp-server/.mtlog/`) to read a heap timeline plus the matching log slice and produce a one-page verdict: **steady / slow leak / fragmentation / OOM-imminent**. No firmware changes, no special build flags — the LocalStats telemetry packet that the firmware already broadcasts every ~60 s carries `heap_free_bytes` and `heap_total_bytes`.
+
+## Two signal paths — pick the right one
+
+| Path                  | Build flag       | Cadence        | Per-thread attribution | Cost                      |
+| --------------------- | ---------------- | -------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------- |
+| LocalStats packet     | (default)        | ~60 s          | No                     | Free — always on          |
+| `[heap N]` log prefix | `-DDEBUG_HEAP=1` | every log line | Yes (Thread X leaked)  | Bigger flash + log volume |
+
+Both feed the same `telemetry_timeline(field="free_heap")` query — when DEBUG_HEAP is on, the recorder synthesizes telemetry rows from log prefixes (tagged `source: debug_heap`), so a single timeline call gets whichever signal is available. **For a slow leak diagnosis, the default path is plenty** (60 s cadence over 6 h = 360 points; linear regression over that nails sub-100-byte/min slopes). **DEBUG_HEAP is for attribution** — when the slope is real and you need to know which thread is leaking.
+
+## What to do
+
+1. **Parse `$ARGUMENTS`**: optional `window` (default `1h`, accepts `30m`/`6h`/`-3d`/etc.), optional `field` (default `free_heap`; alternates: `total_heap`, `battery_level`, anything in the LocalStats variant), optional `variant` (default `local`; alternates: `device`, `environment`, `power`, `airQuality`, `health`).
+
+2. **Verify the recorder is alive** — call `mcp__meshtastic__recorder_status`. Check:
+   - `running == True`
+   - `files.telemetry.lines > 0` (at least one telemetry packet recorded — if zero, the device hasn't broadcast LocalStats yet OR `set_debug_log_api` has never been on; tell the operator to run `mcp__meshtastic__set_debug_log_api(enabled=True)` and wait one device-update interval)
+   - `files.telemetry.last_ts` within the last 5 minutes (if older, the device is silent — log that, not "leak detected")
+
+3. **Detect whether DEBUG_HEAP is active** — `mcp__meshtastic__logs_window(start="-2m", grep=r"\\[heap \\d+\\]", max_lines=3)`. If any line matches, the firmware has the prefix → DEBUG_HEAP is on, expect higher-cadence data and `heap_event` rows. If zero matches over the last 2 minutes, you're on the LocalStats-only path.
+
+4. **Pull the timeline** — `mcp__meshtastic__telemetry_timeline(window=$window, variant=$variant, field=$field, max_points=200)`. Read:
+   - `samples` — how many raw points contributed
+   - `min`, `max` — total swing
+   - `slope_per_min` — units per minute (linear regression over the whole window)
+
+5. **Pull the log context for the same window** — `mcp__meshtastic__logs_window(start="-${window}", grep="Heap status|leaked heap|freed heap|out of memory|Alloc an err|panic|abort", max_lines=200)`. These are the strings the firmware emits when something memory-related happens (`DEBUG_HEAP` builds emit `"Heap status:"` and `"leaked heap"` lines; production builds emit `"Alloc an err"` on failure and `"out of memory"` on OOM).
+
+6. **Pull marker events** so we know if the operator labeled phases — `mcp__meshtastic__events_window(start="-${window}", kind="mark|connection_lost|connection_established")`. If a `connection_lost` overlaps a sharp drop, that's not a leak; that's a reboot.
+
+6a. **(DEBUG_HEAP only) Per-thread attribution** — `mcp__meshtastic__logs_window(start="-${window}", grep="leaked heap", max_lines=200)`. Each row has a structured `heap_event` field with `{kind, thread, before, after, delta}`. Aggregate by thread: sum the `delta` over the window per thread name. The thread with the largest cumulative negative delta is your suspect. Note the count too — a thread with 50× small leaks is different from 1× big leak.
+
+7. **Classify** based on what the data says, NOT on what you wish it said. Use these rules in order:
+   - **Insufficient data** (< 5 samples): say so. Suggest a longer window or longer wait. Stop.
+   - **Reboot mid-window**: if any `connection_lost` event is present AND `free_heap` jumped UP at that timestamp, the device rebooted. Note it; pre-reboot trend may be a leak but you only have part of the curve.
+   - **OOM-imminent**: any `Alloc an err=` or `out of memory` line in the log slice. This trumps everything; flag urgently.
+   - **Slow leak**: `slope_per_min < -50` AND `max - min > 1000` AND no reboot. The heap is monotonically (or near-monotonically) declining. Estimate time-to-zero: `min / -slope_per_min` minutes. Surface it.
+   - **Fragmentation suspect**: `slope_per_min` close to zero (|x| < 50) BUT min trends down across the window AND the log slice shows `Alloc an err` warnings WITHOUT total OOM. Means free total is OK but largest contiguous block is shrinking. Recommend a `DEBUG_HEAP` build to confirm.
+   - **Steady**: |slope_per_min| < 50, no error lines. Heap is fine.
+   - **Recovery curve**: slope is POSITIVE — heap recovered. Either a workload completed or GC fired. Note it; not a leak.
+
+8. **Report**:
+
+   ```text
+   /leakhunt window=6h field=free_heap variant=local
+   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+   recorder        : running, telem last_ts 8s ago
+   build           : DEBUG_HEAP=ON (per-line prefix detected)
+   samples         : 14,200 over 6h (cadence ~1.5s, log-line synth)
+   free_heap       : min 92,344 / max 124,008 / range 31,664
+   slope           : -82 bytes/min (negative — heap declining)
+   reboots         : none in window
+   OOM events      : none
+   error lines     : 3× "Alloc an err=ESP_ERR_NO_MEM" at +4h12m, +5h08m, +5h44m
+   thread leaks    : (DEBUG_HEAP) MeshPacket -3,124 B over 18 events
+                                  Router       -1,408 B over 4 events
+                                  others       -240 B
+   verdict         : SLOW LEAK — primary suspect MeshPacket thread
+   est. time-to-OOM: ~1,127 min (~18.8 h) at current slope
+   evidence        : (3 log line citations with uptimes)
+   ```
+
+   Then: **what to do next.**
+   - SLOW LEAK, **DEBUG_HEAP off** → recommend rebuilding with the flag and re-running this skill. Concrete one-liner the operator can copy:
+     ```text
+     mcp__meshtastic__build(env="<env>", build_flags={"DEBUG_HEAP": 1})
+     mcp__meshtastic__pio_flash(env="<env>", port="<port>", confirm=True)
+     ```
+     After flash, set debug_log_api back on and wait one window; re-run `/leakhunt`.
+   - SLOW LEAK, **DEBUG_HEAP on** → cite the top-leaking thread name from step 6a. Point at the corresponding source file (`grep -rn "ThreadName(\"<name>\")" src/`); the operator decides what to fix.
+   - FRAGMENTATION SUSPECT → propose pre-allocating any per-packet buffers; or rebuilding with `CONFIG_HEAP_TASK_TRACKING=y` on ESP32 to see who's holding the largest blocks.
+   - OOM-IMMINENT → flag for immediate attention; don't wait for the next telemetry interval.
+   - STEADY → say so; stop. Don't invent problems.
+
+## What NOT to do
+
+- Don't assume a leak from a single dip. LocalStats fires every ~60 s and the firmware naturally allocates+frees on each broadcast cycle; one packet sees the trough. Look at the slope, not the deltas.
+- Don't recommend code changes. This skill diagnoses; the operator decides what to fix.
+- Don't enable `set_debug_log_api` automatically — if it's off, telemetry isn't reaching pubsub anyway, and the recorder will be empty. Tell the operator to flip it on and wait, then re-run.
+- Don't run heavy workloads to "trigger the leak." The recorder is passive; we read what's there.
+
+## Companion: `mark_event` for stress runs
+
+If the operator wants to test under stimulus (e.g. blast 50 broadcasts and see what the heap does), they can frame the experiment with markers:
+
+```text
+mark_event("burst-start")
+… run the workload …
+mark_event("burst-end")
+/leakhunt window=15m
+```
+
+The markers land in both `events.jsonl` and `logs.jsonl`, so the report can show "free_heap dipped 8 KB during the burst window, recovered to baseline within 2 LocalStats cycles" → not a leak.
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ description: Re-run a specific test N times in isolation to triage flakes, diff
 argument-hint: <test-node-id> [count=5]
 ---

+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD029 -->
+
 # `/repro` — flakiness triage for one test

 Re-run a single pytest node ID N times in isolation, track pass rate, and surface what's _different_ in the firmware logs between the passing attempts and the failing ones. Turns "it's flaky, I guess" into "it fails when X, passes when Y."
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ Re-run a single pytest node ID N times in isolation, track pass rate, and surfac

   Surface the top 3 differences as a "passes when / fails when" table. Don't dump full logs — pull specific lines with uptime timestamps.

+5a. **Archive recorder slices per attempt** (no extra device interaction; the recorder runs autouse). Right after each attempt finishes, capture its `(start_ts, end_ts)` and call `mcp__meshtastic__recorder_export(start=<start>, end=<end>, dest_dir="mcp-server/tests/repro_artifacts/<safe-test-id>/attempt_<n>/")`. This drops a `logs.jsonl`, `telemetry.jsonl`, `packets.jsonl`, and `events.jsonl` snapshot scoped to the attempt window. Use these for cross-attempt diffs in step 5: `jq '.line' logs.jsonl` is faster than re-running the test, and the telemetry slice lets you compare heap behavior across attempts.
+
 6. **Classify the flake** into one of:
   - **LoRa airtime collision** → pass rate improves with fewer concurrent transmitters; propose a `time.sleep` gap or retry bump in the test body.
   - **PKI key staleness** → fails on first attempt, passes after self-heal; existing retry loop in `test_direct_with_ack.py` handles this.
@@ -8,17 +8,21 @@
  "features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1": {
      "installTools": true,
-      "version": "3.14"
+      "version": "3.13"
    }
  },
  "customizations": {
    "vscode": {
      "extensions": [
        "ms-vscode.cpptools",
-        "platformio.platformio-ide",
+        "Jason2866.esp-decoder",
+        "pioarduino.pioarduino-ide",
        "Trunk.io"
      ],
-      "unwantedRecommendations": ["ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"],
+      "unwantedRecommendations": [
+        "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker",
+        "platformio.platformio-ide"
+      ],
      "settings": {
        "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true
      }
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Meshtastic is an open-source LoRa mesh networking project for long-range, low-po
 - **RP2040/RP2350** - Raspberry Pi Pico variants
 - **STM32WL** - STM32 with integrated LoRa
 - **Linux/Portduino** - Native Linux builds (Raspberry Pi, etc.)
+- **macOS native** - Headless `meshtasticd` on Apple Silicon / x86_64; see `variants/native/portduino/platformio.ini` for Homebrew prereqs + CH341 LoRa setup

 ### Supported Radio Chips

@@ -195,6 +196,8 @@ firmware/
 - Prefer `LOG_DEBUG`, `LOG_INFO`, `LOG_WARN`, `LOG_ERROR` for logging
 - Use `assert()` for invariants that should never fail
 - C++17 features are available (`std::optional`, structured bindings, `if constexpr`, etc.)
+- **Keep code comments minimal — one or two lines, max.** Comment only when the _why_ isn't obvious from the code; never restate what the next line does. No multi-paragraph block comments explaining straightforward changes. The diff and commit message carry the rationale; the code carries the behavior.
+- **Use `Throttle` for time-based rate limiting, not raw `millis()` math.** `src/mesh/Throttle.h` provides `Throttle::isWithinTimespanMs(lastMs, intervalMs)` (returns true while inside the cooldown) and `Throttle::execute(&lastMs, intervalMs, func)` (function-pointer form that updates the timestamp on fire). Use these for any "did N ms pass since X" check — raw `millis() > lastMs + N` is rollover-unsafe (breaks after ~49.7 days) and inconsistent with the rest of the codebase. The helpers compute `now - lastMs` with unsigned subtraction, which wraps correctly.

 ### Naming Conventions

@@ -369,7 +372,7 @@ To reduce avoidable agent mistakes, assume these tools are available (or install
 - **Required CLI basics**: `bash`, `git`, `find`, `grep`, `sed`, `awk`, `xargs`
 - **Strongly recommended**: `rg` (ripgrep) for fast file/text search, `jq` for JSON processing
 - **Build/test tools**: `python3`, `pip`, virtualenv (`python3 -m venv`), `platformio` (`pio`)
- **Containerized native testing**: `docker` (especially important on macOS / non-Linux hosts)
+- **Containerized native testing**: `docker` (fallback for non-Linux hosts; macOS can also build natively via `pio run -e native-macos`)

 Fallback expectations for agents:

@@ -388,6 +391,7 @@ Build commands:
 pio run -e tbeam              # Build specific target
 pio run -e tbeam -t upload    # Build and upload
 pio run -e native             # Build native/Linux version
+pio run -e native-macos       # Build headless macOS meshtasticd (Homebrew prereqs in variants/native/portduino/platformio.ini)
 ```

 ### Build Manifest
@@ -573,6 +577,8 @@ Grouped by purpose. Full argument shapes in `mcp-server/README.md`; a few high-v

 `confirm=True` is a tool-level gate on top of whatever permission prompt your MCP host shows. **Don't bypass it** by asking the host to auto-approve — it exists specifically because MCP hosts sometimes remember "always allow this tool" and that's dangerous for `factory_reset`, `erase_and_flash`, `uhubctl_power(action='off')`, and `uhubctl_cycle`.

+**TCP / native-host nodes.** Setting `MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST=<host[:port]>` makes `list_devices` surface a `meshtasticd` daemon (e.g. the `native-macos` build) as a synthetic `tcp://host:port` entry, and `connect()` routes through `meshtastic.tcp_interface.TCPInterface` instead of `SerialInterface`. Every read/write/admin tool that flows through `connect()` works against the daemon transparently. USB-only tools (`pio_flash`, `erase_and_flash`, `update_flash`, `touch_1200bps`, `serial_open`, `esptool_*`, `nrfutil_*`, `picotool_*`) raise a clear `ConnectionError` when handed a `tcp://` port; `pio_flash` against a `native*` env raises a `FlashError` (no upload step — use `build` and run the binary directly). The pytest harness still assumes USB-attached devices per role; TCP-aware fixtures are deferred. See `mcp-server/README.md` § "TCP / native-host nodes".
+
 ### Hardware test suite (`mcp-server/run-tests.sh`)

 The wrapper auto-detects connected devices (VID → role map: `0x239A` → `nrf52`, `0x303A`/`0x10C4` → `esp32s3`), maps each role to a PlatformIO env (`nrf52` → `rak4631`, `esp32s3` → `heltec-v3`, overridable via `MESHTASTIC_MCP_ENV_<ROLE>`), then invokes pytest. Zero pre-flight config needed from the operator.
@@ -32,10 +32,15 @@ jobs:
        shell: bash
        working-directory: meshtasticd
        run: |
+          # Build-tools (notably platformio) come from the Meshtastic project
+          # on the OpenSUSE Build Service:
+          # https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/network:Meshtastic:build-tools
+          echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/Meshtastic:/build-tools/xUbuntu_24.04/ /' \
+            | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/network:Meshtastic:build-tools.list
+          curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:Meshtastic:build-tools/xUbuntu_24.04/Release.key \
+            | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/network_Meshtastic_build-tools.gpg >/dev/null
          sudo apt-get update -y --fix-missing
-          sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common build-essential devscripts equivs
-          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:meshtastic/build-tools -y
-          sudo apt-get update -y --fix-missing
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential devscripts equivs
          sudo mk-build-deps --install --remove --tool='apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes --no-install-recommends --yes' debian/control

      - name: Import GPG key
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Build MacOS Binary
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      macos_ver:
+        required: false
+        default: "26" # ARM64
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build-MacOS:
+    runs-on: macos-${{ inputs.macos_ver }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          brew update
+          brew install platformio yaml-cpp libuv openssl@3 libusb argp-standalone pkg-config ulfius
+
+      - name: Get release version string
+        run: |
+          echo "long=$(./bin/buildinfo.py long)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: version
+
+      - name: Build for MacOS
+        run: |
+          platformio run -e native-macos
+        env:
+          PKG_VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}
+        # Errors in this step should not fail the entire workflow while MacOS support is in development.
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: List output files
+        run: ls -lah .pio/build/native-macos/
+
+      - name: Store binaries as an artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: firmware-macos-${{ inputs.macos_ver }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.long }}
+          overwrite: true
+          path: |
+            .pio/build/native-macos/meshtasticd
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ jobs:
      - name: Sanitize platform string
        id: sanitize_platform
        # Replace slashes with underscores
-        run: echo "cleaned_platform=${{ inputs.platform }}" | sed 's/\//_/g' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          plat: ${{ inputs.platform }}
+        run: echo "cleaned_platform=${plat}" | sed 's/\//_/g' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Docker login
        if: ${{ inputs.push }}
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ jobs:
      push: true
    secrets: inherit

+  docker-debian-riscv64:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/docker_build.yml
+    with:
+      distro: debian
+      platform: linux/riscv64
+      runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+      push: true
+    secrets: inherit
+
  docker-alpine-amd64:
    uses: ./.github/workflows/docker_build.yml
    with:
@@ -70,16 +79,27 @@ jobs:
      push: true
    secrets: inherit

+  docker-alpine-riscv64:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/docker_build.yml
+    with:
+      distro: alpine
+      platform: linux/riscv64
+      runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+      push: true
+    secrets: inherit
+
  docker-manifest:
    needs:
      # Debian
      - docker-debian-amd64
      - docker-debian-arm64
      - docker-debian-armv7
+      - docker-debian-riscv64
      # Alpine
      - docker-alpine-amd64
      - docker-alpine-arm64
      - docker-alpine-armv7
+      - docker-alpine-riscv64
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
@@ -162,6 +182,7 @@ jobs:
            meshtastic/meshtasticd@${{ needs.docker-debian-amd64.outputs.digest }}
            meshtastic/meshtasticd@${{ needs.docker-debian-arm64.outputs.digest }}
            meshtastic/meshtasticd@${{ needs.docker-debian-armv7.outputs.digest }}
+            meshtastic/meshtasticd@${{ needs.docker-debian-riscv64.outputs.digest }}

      - name: Docker meta (Alpine)
        id: meta_alpine
@@ -182,3 +203,4 @@ jobs:
            meshtastic/meshtasticd@${{ needs.docker-alpine-amd64.outputs.digest }}
            meshtastic/meshtasticd@${{ needs.docker-alpine-arm64.outputs.digest }}
            meshtastic/meshtasticd@${{ needs.docker-alpine-armv7.outputs.digest }}
+            meshtastic/meshtasticd@${{ needs.docker-alpine-riscv64.outputs.digest }}
@@ -116,6 +116,20 @@ jobs:
      build_location: local
    secrets: inherit

+  MacOS:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        macos_ver:
+          - "26" # ARM64
+          # - '26-intel' # x86_64
+          - "15" # ARM64
+          # - '15-intel' # x86_64
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build_macos_bin.yml
+    with:
+      macos_ver: ${{ matrix.macos_ver }}
+    # secrets: inherit
+
  package-pio-deps-native-tft:
    if: ${{ github.repository == 'meshtastic/firmware' && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
    uses: ./.github/workflows/package_pio_deps.yml
@@ -286,6 +300,7 @@ jobs:
      - gather-artifacts
      - build-debian-src
      - package-pio-deps-native-tft
+      # - MacOS
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -318,6 +333,7 @@ jobs:
          prerelease: true
          name: Meshtastic Firmware ${{ needs.version.outputs.long }} Alpha
          tag_name: v${{ needs.version.outputs.long }}
+          target_commitish: ${{ github.sha }}
          body: ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.notes }}

      - name: Download source deb
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - name: Trunk Check
-        uses: trunk-io/trunk-action@v1
+        uses: trunk-io/trunk-action@v1.3.1
        with:
          trunk-token: ${{ secrets.TRUNK_TOKEN }}

  trunk_upgrade:
    if: github.repository == 'meshtastic/firmware'
-    # See: https://github.com/trunk-io/trunk-action/blob/v1/readme.md#automatic-upgrades
+    # See: https://github.com/trunk-io/trunk-action/blob/main/readme.md#automatic-upgrades
    name: Trunk Upgrade (PR)
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
    permissions:
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - name: Trunk Upgrade
-        uses: trunk-io/trunk-action/upgrade@v1
+        uses: trunk-io/trunk-action/upgrade@v1.3.1
        with:
          base: master
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:

    steps:
      - name: Stale PR+Issues
-        uses: actions/stale@v10.2.0
+        uses: actions/stale@v10.3.0
        with:
          days-before-stale: 45
          stale-issue-message: This issue has not had any comment or update in the last month. If it is still relevant, please post update comments. If no comments are made, this issue will be closed automagically in 7 days.
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Annotate PR with trunk issues
-# See: https://github.com/trunk-io/trunk-action/blob/v1/readme.md#getting-inline-annotations-for-fork-prs
+# See: https://github.com/trunk-io/trunk-action/blob/main/readme.md#getting-inline-annotations-for-fork-prs

 on:
  workflow_run:
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - name: Trunk Check
-        uses: trunk-io/trunk-action@v1
+        uses: trunk-io/trunk-action@v1.3.1
        with:
          post-annotations: true
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/checkout@v6

      - name: Trunk Check
-        uses: trunk-io/trunk-action@v1
+        uses: trunk-io/trunk-action@v1.3.1
        with:
          save-annotations: true
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ cli:
 plugins:
  sources:
    - id: trunk
-      ref: v1.7.6
+      ref: v1.10.0
      uri: https://github.com/trunk-io/plugins
 lint:
  enabled:
-    - checkov@3.2.524
-    - renovate@43.139.6
+    - checkov@3.2.532
+    - renovate@43.209.1
    - prettier@3.8.3
-    - trufflehog@3.95.2
+    - trufflehog@3.95.5
    - yamllint@1.38.0
    - bandit@1.9.4
-    - trivy@0.70.0
+    - trivy@0.71.0
    - taplo@0.10.0
-    - ruff@0.15.11
+    - ruff@0.15.15
    - isort@8.0.1
    - markdownlint@0.48.0
    - oxipng@10.1.1
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ lint:
    - hadolint@2.14.0
    - shfmt@3.6.0
    - shellcheck@0.11.0
-    - black@26.3.1
+    - black@26.5.1
    - git-diff-check
    - gitleaks@8.30.1
    - clang-format@16.0.3
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ lint:
        - bin/**
 runtimes:
  enabled:
-    - python@3.10.8
+    - python@3.14.4
    - go@1.21.0
    - node@22.16.0
 actions:
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
-    // See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=827846
-    // for the documentation about the extensions.json format
    "recommendations": [
-        "platformio.platformio-ide"
+        "Jason2866.esp-decoder",
+        "pioarduino.pioarduino-ide"
    ],
    "unwantedRecommendations": [
-        "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack"
+        "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
+        "platformio.platformio-ide"
    ]
 }
@@ -10,17 +10,18 @@ This file (`AGENTS.md`) is a short pointer + quick reference for agents that don

 ## Quick command reference

-| Action                           | Command                                                                             |
-| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Build a firmware variant         | `pio run -e <env>` (e.g. `pio run -e rak4631`, `pio run -e heltec-v3`)              |
-| Clean + rebuild                  | `pio run -e <env> -t clean && pio run -e <env>`                                     |
-| Flash a device                   | `pio run -e <env> -t upload --upload-port <port>` (or use the `pio_flash` MCP tool) |
-| Run firmware unit tests (native) | `pio test -e native`                                                                |
-| Run MCP hardware tests           | `./mcp-server/run-tests.sh`                                                         |
-| Live TUI test runner             | `mcp-server/.venv/bin/meshtastic-mcp-test-tui`                                      |
-| Format before commit             | `trunk fmt`                                                                         |
-| Regenerate protobuf bindings     | `bin/regen-protos.sh`                                                               |
-| Generate CI matrix               | `./bin/generate_ci_matrix.py all [--level pr]`                                      |
+| Action                           | Command                                                                                                       |
+| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Build a firmware variant         | `pio run -e <env>` (e.g. `pio run -e rak4631`, `pio run -e heltec-v3`)                                        |
+| Build native macOS host binary   | `pio run -e native-macos` (Homebrew prereqs + CH341 LoRa setup in `variants/native/portduino/platformio.ini`) |
+| Clean + rebuild                  | `pio run -e <env> -t clean && pio run -e <env>`                                                               |
+| Flash a device                   | `pio run -e <env> -t upload --upload-port <port>` (or use the `pio_flash` MCP tool)                           |
+| Run firmware unit tests (native) | `pio test -e native`                                                                                          |
+| Run MCP hardware tests           | `./mcp-server/run-tests.sh`                                                                                   |
+| Live TUI test runner             | `mcp-server/.venv/bin/meshtastic-mcp-test-tui`                                                                |
+| Format before commit             | `trunk fmt`                                                                                                   |
+| Regenerate protobuf bindings     | `bin/regen-protos.sh`                                                                                         |
+| Generate CI matrix               | `./bin/generate_ci_matrix.py all [--level pr]`                                                                |

 ## MCP server (device + test automation)

@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ Key rotation to never trigger casually: only the **full** factory reset (`factor
 - **Don't speculate about firmware root causes.** When evidence doesn't support a classification, say "unknown" and list what would disambiguate.
 - **Run `trunk fmt` before proposing a commit.** The `trunk_check` CI gate will reject unformatted code.
 - **`confirm=True` on destructive MCP tools is a real gate, not a formality.** Don't bypass it via auto-approve settings.
+- **Keep code comments minimal — one or two lines, max.** Comment only when the _why_ isn't obvious from the code; never restate what the next line does. No multi-paragraph block comments explaining straightforward changes. The diff and commit message carry the rationale; the code carries the behavior.
+- **Use `Throttle` for time-based rate limiting, not raw `millis()` math.** `src/mesh/Throttle.h` provides `Throttle::isWithinTimespanMs(lastMs, intervalMs)` (returns true while inside the cooldown) and `Throttle::execute(&lastMs, intervalMs, func)` (function-pointer form that updates the timestamp on fire). Use these for any "did N ms pass since X" check — raw `millis() > lastMs + N` is rollover-unsafe (breaks after ~49.7 days) and inconsistent with the rest of the codebase. The helpers compute `now - lastMs` with unsigned subtraction, which wraps correctly.

 ## Typical agent workflows

@@ -121,19 +124,21 @@ Sequence these; don't parallelize on the same port.
 - **Device fully wedged (no DFU)?** `mcp__meshtastic__uhubctl_cycle(role="nrf52", confirm=True)` hard-power-cycles it via USB hub PPPS. Needs `uhubctl` installed (`brew install uhubctl` / `apt install uhubctl`); on Linux without udev rules, permission errors fail fast, so use `sudo uhubctl` yourself or configure udev access.
 - **Port busy?** `lsof <port>` to find the holder. Usually a stale `pio device monitor` or zombie `meshtastic_mcp` process. Kill it.
 - **Multiple MCP servers running?** `ps aux | grep meshtastic_mcp` — zombies hold ports. Kill all but the one your host spawned.
+- **macOS: `LIBUSB_ERROR_BUSY` on a CH341 LoRa adapter?** A third-party WCH `CH34xVCPDriver` is claiming interface 0. Find the bundle ID with `ioreg -p IOUSB -l -w 0 | grep -B2 -A30 0x5512`, then `sudo kmutil unload -b <bundleID>`. Apple's bundled CH34x kext targets the CH340 UART (PID 0x7523), not the SPI bridge — it's never the culprit.

 ## Environment variables (test harness)

-| Var                                  | Purpose                                                                                                                                        |
-| ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_ENV_<ROLE>`          | Override PlatformIO env for a role (e.g. `MESHTASTIC_MCP_ENV_NRF52=rak4631-dap`). Default map: `nrf52→rak4631`, `esp32s3→heltec-v3`.           |
-| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_SEED`                | PSK seed for the session test profile. Defaults to `mcp-<user>-<host>`.                                                                        |
-| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_FLASH_LOG`           | File path to tee pio/esptool/nrfutil/picotool output. `run-tests.sh` sets this to `tests/flash.log` so the TUI can stream live flash progress. |
-| `MESHTASTIC_UHUBCTL_BIN`             | Absolute path to `uhubctl` binary. Default: PATH lookup.                                                                                       |
-| `MESHTASTIC_UHUBCTL_LOCATION_<ROLE>` | Pin a role to a specific uhubctl hub location (e.g. `1-1.3`). Wins over VID auto-detection — use when multiple devices share a VID.            |
-| `MESHTASTIC_UHUBCTL_PORT_<ROLE>`     | Pin a role to a specific hub port number. Required alongside `LOCATION_<ROLE>`.                                                                |
-| `MESHTASTIC_UI_CAMERA_BACKEND`       | Camera backend for UI tier + `capture_screen` tool: `opencv` / `ffmpeg` / `null` / `auto` (default).                                           |
-| `MESHTASTIC_UI_CAMERA_DEVICE`        | Generic camera device (index or path). Used by the UI tier when no per-role var is set.                                                        |
-| `MESHTASTIC_UI_CAMERA_DEVICE_<ROLE>` | Per-role camera pinning (e.g. `MESHTASTIC_UI_CAMERA_DEVICE_ESP32S3=0` for the OLED-bearing heltec-v3).                                         |
-| `MESHTASTIC_UI_OCR_BACKEND`          | OCR engine selection: `easyocr` / `pytesseract` / `null` / `auto` (default).                                                                   |
-| `MESHTASTIC_UI_TUI_CAMERA`           | Set to `1` to mount the live camera-feed panel in `meshtastic-mcp-test-tui`.                                                                   |
+| Var                                  | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
+| ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_ENV_<ROLE>`          | Override PlatformIO env for a role (e.g. `MESHTASTIC_MCP_ENV_NRF52=rak4631-dap`). Default map: `nrf52→rak4631`, `esp32s3→heltec-v3`.                                                                       |
+| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_SEED`                | PSK seed for the session test profile. Defaults to `mcp-<user>-<host>`.                                                                                                                                    |
+| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_FLASH_LOG`           | File path to tee pio/esptool/nrfutil/picotool output. `run-tests.sh` sets this to `tests/flash.log` so the TUI can stream live flash progress.                                                             |
+| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST`            | `host` or `host:port` of a `meshtasticd` daemon (e.g. the `native-macos` build). Surfaces it in `list_devices` as `tcp://host:port` so `connect()`-based tools target it transparently. Default port 4403. |
+| `MESHTASTIC_UHUBCTL_BIN`             | Absolute path to `uhubctl` binary. Default: PATH lookup.                                                                                                                                                   |
+| `MESHTASTIC_UHUBCTL_LOCATION_<ROLE>` | Pin a role to a specific uhubctl hub location (e.g. `1-1.3`). Wins over VID auto-detection — use when multiple devices share a VID.                                                                        |
+| `MESHTASTIC_UHUBCTL_PORT_<ROLE>`     | Pin a role to a specific hub port number. Required alongside `LOCATION_<ROLE>`.                                                                                                                            |
+| `MESHTASTIC_UI_CAMERA_BACKEND`       | Camera backend for UI tier + `capture_screen` tool: `opencv` / `ffmpeg` / `null` / `auto` (default).                                                                                                       |
+| `MESHTASTIC_UI_CAMERA_DEVICE`        | Generic camera device (index or path). Used by the UI tier when no per-role var is set.                                                                                                                    |
+| `MESHTASTIC_UI_CAMERA_DEVICE_<ROLE>` | Per-role camera pinning (e.g. `MESHTASTIC_UI_CAMERA_DEVICE_ESP32S3=0` for the OLED-bearing heltec-v3).                                                                                                     |
+| `MESHTASTIC_UI_OCR_BACKEND`          | OCR engine selection: `easyocr` / `pytesseract` / `null` / `auto` (default).                                                                                                                               |
+| `MESHTASTIC_UI_TUI_CAMERA`           | Set to `1` to mount the live camera-feed panel in `meshtastic-mcp-test-tui`.                                                                                                                               |
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 # trunk-ignore-all(hadolint/DL3008): Do not pin apt package versions
 # trunk-ignore-all(hadolint/DL3013): Do not pin pip package versions

-FROM python:3.14-slim-trixie AS builder
+FROM debian:trixie AS builder
 ARG PIO_ENV=native
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 ENV TZ=Etc/UTC

 # Install Dependencies
 ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore
+ENV PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
        curl wget g++ zip git ca-certificates pkg-config \
+        python3-pip python3-grpc-tools \
        libgpiod-dev libyaml-cpp-dev libbluetooth-dev libi2c-dev libuv1-dev \
        libusb-1.0-0-dev libulfius-dev liborcania-dev libssl-dev \
        libx11-dev libinput-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev libsqlite3-dev libsdl2-dev \
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@
 # trunk-ignore-all(hadolint/DL3018): Do not pin apk package versions
 # trunk-ignore-all(hadolint/DL3013): Do not pin pip package versions

-FROM python:3.14-alpine3.22 AS builder
+# Ensure the Alpine version is updated in both stages of the container!
+FROM alpine:3.23 AS builder
 ARG PIO_ENV=native
-ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore

+# Enable Alpine community repository (for 'py3-grpcio-tools')
+RUN echo "https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v$(cut -d. -f1,2 /etc/alpine-release)/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories
+
+# Install Dependencies
+ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore
+ENV PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
        bash g++ libstdc++-dev linux-headers zip git ca-certificates libbsd-dev \
+        py3-pip py3-grpcio-tools \
        libgpiod-dev yaml-cpp-dev bluez-dev \
        libusb-dev i2c-tools-dev libuv-dev openssl-dev pkgconf argp-standalone \
        libx11-dev libinput-dev libxkbcommon-dev sqlite-dev sdl2-dev \
@@ -60,4 +67,4 @@ EXPOSE 4403

 CMD [ "sh",  "-cx", "meshtasticd --fsdir=/var/lib/meshtasticd" ]

-HEALTHCHECK NONE
+HEALTHCHECK NONE
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ basename=meshtasticd-$1-$VERSION
 pio pkg install --environment "$PIO_ENV" || platformioFailed
 pio run --environment "$PIO_ENV" || platformioFailed

-cp "$BUILDDIR/meshtasticd" "$OUTDIR/meshtasticd_linux_$(uname -m)"
+os_name=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+cp "$BUILDDIR/meshtasticd" "$OUTDIR/meshtasticd_${os_name}_$(uname -m)"
 cp bin/native-install.* $OUTDIR/
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ Meta:
    - raspberry-pi

 Lora:
-  ### RAK13300 in Slot 2 pins
+  
+  ### RAK13300 in Slot 2
+  Module: sx1262
  IRQ: 18 #IO6
  Reset: 24 # IO4
  Busy: 19 # IO5
@@ -13,5 +15,7 @@ Lora:
  Enable_Pins:
    - 26
    - 23
+  DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE: true
+  DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH: true
  spidev: spidev0.1
  # CS: 7
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ Meta:
    - raspberry-pi

 Lora:
-  ### RAK13302 in Slot 2 pins
+
+  ### RAK13302 in Slot 2
+  Module: sx1262
  IRQ: 18 #IO6
  Reset: 24 # IO4
  Busy: 19 # IO5
-  # Ant_sw: 23 # IO3 
+  # Ant_sw: 23 # IO3
  Enable_Pins:
    - 26
    - 23
+  DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE: true
+  DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH: true
  spidev: spidev0.1
  # CS: 7
  TX_GAIN_LORA: [9, 9, 10, 11, 9, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 9, 8]
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Station G3 motherboard with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W as the MCU daughterboard.
+# Verify spidev / I2C device paths for your OS — they may differ.
+Meta:
+  name: Station G3
+  support: community
+  compatible:
+    - raspberry-pi
+
+Lora:
+  Module: sx1262
+  IRQ: 22                       # BCM pin — wiki spec
+  Reset: 16                     # BCM pin — wiki spec
+  Busy: 24                      # BCM pin — wiki spec
+  # CS: 8                       # BCM 8 = SPI0 CE0 (default); uncomment only to override
+  DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH: true
+  DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE: true
+  spidev: spidev0.0
+  # SX126X_MAX_POWER: 19        # matches Station G2 firmware cap; raise carefully per PA jumper mode
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@
  </screenshots>

  <releases>
+    <release version="2.7.25" date="2026-05-23">
+      <url type="details">https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/releases?q=tag%3Av2.7.25</url>
+    </release>
+    <release version="2.7.24" date="2026-05-08">
+      <url type="details">https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/releases?q=tag%3Av2.7.24</url>
+    </release>
    <release version="2.7.23" date="2026-04-14">
      <url type="details">https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/releases?q=tag%3Av2.7.23</url>
    </release>
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to show commits in develop that are not in master
+# with their associated PR info and commit hashes
+# 
+# Usage:
+#   ./show-unmerged-prs.sh            # Show all unmerged commits
+#   ./show-unmerged-prs.sh --bugfix   # Show only bugfix-labeled PRs
+
+set -e
+
+REPO="firmware"
+OWNER="meshtastic"
+BASE_BRANCH="master"
+HEAD_BRANCH="develop"
+LIMIT=100
+FILTER_LABEL=""
+
+# Parse arguments
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    case $arg in
+        --bugfix)
+            FILTER_LABEL="bugfix"
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --feature)
+            FILTER_LABEL="feature"
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --help)
+            echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
+            echo "Options:"
+            echo "  --bugfix     Show only PRs labeled with 'bugfix'"
+            echo "  --feature    Show only PRs labeled with 'feature'"
+            echo "  --help       Show this help message"
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ -n "$FILTER_LABEL" ]; then
+    echo "Fetching commits in $HEAD_BRANCH that are not in $BASE_BRANCH (filtered by label: $FILTER_LABEL)..."
+else
+    echo "Fetching commits in $HEAD_BRANCH that are not in $BASE_BRANCH..."
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# Check if gh CLI is available
+if ! command -v gh &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: GitHub CLI (gh) not found. Please install it first."
+    echo "Visit: https://cli.github.com/"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get commits in develop that are not in master
+# For each commit, try to find associated PR
+git fetch origin develop master 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Use git to get the list of commits
+commits=$(git log --pretty=format:"%H|%s" origin/master..origin/develop | head -n $LIMIT)
+
+count=0
+displayed=0
+echo "Commits in $HEAD_BRANCH not in $BASE_BRANCH:"
+echo "=============================================="
+echo ""
+
+while IFS='|' read -r hash subject; do
+    ((count++))
+    
+    # Try to find the PR for this commit
+    # Extract PR number, title, description, and labels
+    pr_response=$(gh api -X GET "/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/commits/$hash/pulls" \
+        -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" 2>/dev/null | \
+        jq -r '.[0] | "\(.number)|\(.title)|\(.body // "No description")|\(.labels | map(.name) | join(","))"' 2>/dev/null || echo "||||")
+    
+    if [ -z "$pr_response" ] || [ "$pr_response" = "||||" ]; then
+        # If no PR found, skip if filter is active, otherwise show the commit
+        if [ -z "$FILTER_LABEL" ]; then
+            ((displayed++))
+            echo "[$displayed] Commit: $hash"
+            echo "    Subject: $subject"
+            echo "    PR: Not found in GitHub"
+            echo ""
+        fi
+    else
+        IFS='|' read -r pr_num pr_title pr_desc pr_labels <<< "$pr_response"
+        
+        # Check if filter matches
+        if [ -n "$FILTER_LABEL" ]; then
+            # Only show if the label is in the labels list
+            if ! echo "$pr_labels" | grep -q "$FILTER_LABEL"; then
+                continue
+            fi
+        fi
+        
+        ((displayed++))
+        echo "[$displayed] PR #$pr_num - $pr_title"
+        echo "    Commit: $hash"
+        if [ -n "$pr_desc" ] && [ "$pr_desc" != "No description" ]; then
+            # Truncate description to 200 chars
+            desc_short="${pr_desc:0:200}"
+            [ ${#pr_desc} -gt 200 ] && desc_short+="..."
+            echo "    Description: $desc_short"
+        fi
+        if [ -n "$pr_labels" ] && [ "$pr_labels" != "" ]; then
+            echo "    Labels: $pr_labels"
+        fi
+        echo ""
+    fi
+done <<< "$commits"
+
+echo ""
+if [ -n "$FILTER_LABEL" ]; then
+    echo "Done. Showing $displayed PRs with label '$FILTER_LABEL' from $displayed commits checked."
+else
+    echo "Done. Showing $displayed commits from $HEAD_BRANCH not in $BASE_BRANCH."
+fi
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "build": {
+    "arduino": {
+      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
+      "memory_type": "qio_opi"
+    },
+    "core": "esp32",
+    "extra_flags": [
+      "-D BOARD_HAS_PSRAM",
+      "-D ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0",
+      "-D ARDUINO_USB_MODE=0",
+      "-D ARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE=1",
+      "-D ARDUINO_EVENT_RUNNING_CORE=0"
+    ],
+    "f_cpu": "240000000L",
+    "f_flash": "80000000L",
+    "flash_mode": "qio",
+    "psram_type": "qio_opi",
+    "hwids": [["0x303A", "0x1001"]],
+    "mcu": "esp32s3",
+    "variant": "ELECROW-ThinkNode-M7"
+  },
+  "connectivity": ["wifi", "bluetooth", "lora"],
+  "debug": {
+    "default_tool": "esp-builtin",
+    "onboard_tools": ["esp-builtin"],
+    "openocd_target": "esp32s3.cfg"
+  },
+  "frameworks": ["arduino", "espidf"],
+  "name": "ELECROW ThinkNode M7",
+  "upload": {
+    "flash_size": "8MB",
+    "maximum_ram_size": 524288,
+    "maximum_size": 8388608,
+    "use_1200bps_touch": true,
+    "wait_for_upload_port": true,
+    "require_upload_port": true,
+    "speed": 921600
+  },
+  "url": "https://www.elecrow.com",
+  "vendor": "ELECROW"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  "build": {
+    "arduino": {
+      "ldscript": "nrf52840_s140_v6.ld"
+    },
+    "core": "nRF5",
+    "cpu": "cortex-m4",
+    "extra_flags": "-DNRF52840_XXAA",
+    "f_cpu": "64000000L",
+    "hwids": [
+      ["0x239A", "0x4405"],
+      ["0x239A", "0x0029"],
+      ["0x239A", "0x002A"],
+      ["0x2886", "0x1667"]
+    ],
+    "usb_product": "HT-n5262",
+    "mcu": "nrf52840",
+    "variant": "heltec_mesh_node_t1",
+    "variants_dir": "variants",
+    "bsp": {
+      "name": "adafruit"
+    },
+    "softdevice": {
+      "sd_flags": "-DS140",
+      "sd_name": "s140",
+      "sd_version": "6.1.1",
+      "sd_fwid": "0x00B6"
+    },
+    "bootloader": {
+      "settings_addr": "0xFF000"
+    }
+  },
+  "connectivity": ["bluetooth"],
+  "debug": {
+    "jlink_device": "nRF52840_xxAA",
+    "onboard_tools": ["jlink"],
+    "svd_path": "nrf52840.svd",
+    "openocd_target": "nrf52840-mdk-rs"
+  },
+  "frameworks": ["arduino"],
+  "name": "Heltec Mesh Node T1",
+  "upload": {
+    "maximum_ram_size": 248832,
+    "maximum_size": 815104,
+    "speed": 115200,
+    "protocol": "nrfutil",
+    "protocols": ["jlink", "nrfjprog", "nrfutil", "stlink"],
+    "use_1200bps_touch": true,
+    "require_upload_port": true,
+    "wait_for_upload_port": true
+  },
+  "url": "https://heltec.org",
+  "vendor": "Heltec"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "build": {
+    "arduino": {
+      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
+      "partitions": "default_16MB.csv",
+      "memory_type": "qio_opi"
+    },
+    "core": "esp32",
+    "extra_flags": [
+      "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM",
+      "-DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1",
+      "-DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1",
+      "-DARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE=1",
+      "-DARDUINO_EVENT_RUNNING_CORE=1"
+    ],
+    "f_cpu": "240000000L",
+    "f_flash": "80000000L",
+    "flash_mode": "qio",
+    "psram_type": "opi",
+    "hwids": [["0x303A", "0x1001"]],
+    "mcu": "esp32s3",
+    "variant": "heltec_v4_r8"
+  },
+  "connectivity": ["wifi", "bluetooth", "lora"],
+  "debug": {
+    "default_tool": "esp-builtin",
+    "onboard_tools": ["esp-builtin"],
+    "openocd_target": "esp32s3.cfg"
+  },
+  "frameworks": ["arduino", "espidf"],
+  "name": "heltec_wifi_lora_32 v4 r8 (16 MB FLASH, 8 MB PSRAM)",
+  "upload": {
+    "flash_size": "16MB",
+    "maximum_ram_size": 327680,
+    "maximum_size": 16777216,
+    "use_1200bps_touch": true,
+    "wait_for_upload_port": true,
+    "require_upload_port": true,
+    "speed": 921600
+  },
+  "url": "https://heltec.org/",
+  "vendor": "heltec"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "build": {
+    "arduino": {
+      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
+      "memory_type": "qio_opi"
+    },
+    "core": "esp32",
+    "extra_flags": [
+      "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM",
+      "-DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1",
+      "-DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1",
+      "-DARDUINO_RUNNING_CORE=1",
+      "-DARDUINO_EVENT_RUNNING_CORE=0"
+    ],
+    "f_cpu": "240000000L",
+    "f_flash": "80000000L",
+    "flash_mode": "qio",
+    "hwids": [["0x303A", "0x1001"]],
+    "mcu": "esp32s3",
+    "variant": "station-g3"
+  },
+  "connectivity": ["wifi", "bluetooth", "lora"],
+  "debug": {
+    "default_tool": "esp-builtin",
+    "onboard_tools": ["esp-builtin"],
+    "openocd_target": "esp32s3.cfg"
+  },
+  "frameworks": ["arduino", "espidf"],
+  "name": "BQ Station G3",
+  "upload": {
+    "flash_size": "16MB",
+    "maximum_ram_size": 327680,
+    "maximum_size": 16777216,
+    "use_1200bps_touch": true,
+    "wait_for_upload_port": true,
+    "require_upload_port": true,
+    "speed": 921600
+  },
+  "url": "",
+  "vendor": "BQ Consulting"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  "build": {
+    "arduino": {
+      "ldscript": "nrf52840_s140_v6.ld"
+    },
+    "core": "nRF5",
+    "cpu": "cortex-m4",
+    "extra_flags": "-DARDUINO_NRF52840_T_IMPULSE_PLUS -DNRF52840_XXAA",
+    "f_cpu": "64000000L",
+    "hwids": [["0x239A", "0x8029"]],
+    "usb_product": "T-Impulse-Plus-nRF52840",
+    "mcu": "nrf52840",
+    "variant": "t-impulse-plus",
+    "variants_dir": "variants",
+    "bsp": {
+      "name": "adafruit"
+    },
+    "softdevice": {
+      "sd_flags": "-DS140",
+      "sd_name": "s140",
+      "sd_version": "6.1.1",
+      "sd_fwid": "0x00B6"
+    },
+    "bootloader": {
+      "settings_addr": "0xFF000"
+    }
+  },
+  "connectivity": ["bluetooth"],
+  "debug": {
+    "jlink_device": "nRF52840_xxAA",
+    "onboard_tools": ["jlink"],
+    "svd_path": "nrf52840.svd"
+  },
+  "frameworks": ["arduino"],
+  "name": "Lilygo T-Impulse-Plus-nRF52840",
+  "upload": {
+    "maximum_ram_size": 248832,
+    "maximum_size": 815104,
+    "require_upload_port": true,
+    "speed": 115200,
+    "protocol": "nrfutil",
+    "protocols": [
+      "jlink",
+      "nrfjprog",
+      "nrfutil",
+      "stlink",
+      "cmsis-dap",
+      "blackmagic"
+    ]
+  },
+  "url": "https://www.lilygo.cc/",
+  "vendor": "Lilygo"
+}
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+meshtasticd (2.7.25.0) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Version 2.7.25
+
+ -- GitHub Actions <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>  Sat, 23 May 2026 01:16:20 +0000
+
+meshtasticd (2.7.24.0) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Version 2.7.24
+
+ -- GitHub Actions <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>  Fri, 08 May 2026 10:44:12 +0000
+
 meshtasticd (2.7.23.0) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Version 2.7.23
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
+set -e
 export DEBEMAIL="jbennett@incomsystems.biz"
 export PLATFORMIO_LIBDEPS_DIR=pio/libdeps
 export PLATFORMIO_PACKAGES_DIR=pio/packages
@@ -32,5 +33,5 @@ if [[ -n $GPG_KEY_ID ]]; then
 	debuild -S -nc -k"$GPG_KEY_ID"
 else
 	# Build the source deb without signing (forks)
-	debuild -S -nc
+	debuild -S -nc -us -uc
 fi
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ __pycache__/
 dist/
 build/

+# Persistent device-log capture (recorder + Datadog cursor).
+# Cross-session JSONL streams written by the autouse Recorder singleton
+# (see src/meshtastic_mcp/recorder/). Lives outside tests/ so the pytest
+# fixture truncate doesn't touch it.
+.mtlog/
+
 # Test harness artifacts
 tests/report.html
 tests/junit.xml
@@ -166,15 +166,73 @@ rather than auto-`sudo`'ing mid-run.

 ## Environment variables

-| Var                        | Default                                                     | Purpose                                                             |
-| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `MESHTASTIC_FIRMWARE_ROOT` | walks up from cwd for `platformio.ini`                      | Pin the firmware repo                                               |
-| `MESHTASTIC_PIO_BIN`       | `~/.platformio/penv/bin/pio` → `$PATH` `pio` → `platformio` | Override `pio` location                                             |
-| `MESHTASTIC_ESPTOOL_BIN`   | `<firmware>/.venv/bin/esptool` → `$PATH`                    | Override esptool                                                    |
-| `MESHTASTIC_NRFUTIL_BIN`   | `$PATH`                                                     | Override nrfutil                                                    |
-| `MESHTASTIC_PICOTOOL_BIN`  | `$PATH`                                                     | Override picotool                                                   |
-| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_SEED`      | `mcp-<user>-<host>`                                         | PSK seed for test-harness session (CI override)                     |
-| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_FLASH_LOG` | `<mcp-server>/tests/flash.log`                              | Tee target for pio/esptool/nrfutil subprocess output (TUI tails it) |
+| Var                        | Default                                                     | Purpose                                                                                                          |
+| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `MESHTASTIC_FIRMWARE_ROOT` | walks up from cwd for `platformio.ini`                      | Pin the firmware repo                                                                                            |
+| `MESHTASTIC_PIO_BIN`       | `~/.platformio/penv/bin/pio` → `$PATH` `pio` → `platformio` | Override `pio` location                                                                                          |
+| `MESHTASTIC_ESPTOOL_BIN`   | `<firmware>/.venv/bin/esptool` → `$PATH`                    | Override esptool                                                                                                 |
+| `MESHTASTIC_NRFUTIL_BIN`   | `$PATH`                                                     | Override nrfutil                                                                                                 |
+| `MESHTASTIC_PICOTOOL_BIN`  | `$PATH`                                                     | Override picotool                                                                                                |
+| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_SEED`      | `mcp-<user>-<host>`                                         | PSK seed for test-harness session (CI override)                                                                  |
+| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_FLASH_LOG` | `<mcp-server>/tests/flash.log`                              | Tee target for pio/esptool/nrfutil subprocess output (TUI tails it)                                              |
+| `MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST`  | unset                                                       | `host` or `host:port` of a `meshtasticd` daemon to surface as a TCP device (see "TCP / native-host nodes" below) |
+
+## TCP / native-host nodes
+
+The `native-macos` and `native` PlatformIO envs build a headless `meshtasticd`
+binary that runs on the host (Apple Silicon / Intel macOS, or Linux Portduino).
+The daemon exposes the meshtastic TCP API on port `4403` rather than a USB
+serial endpoint — point the MCP server at it via `MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST`:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Build + run a daemon on this host (see variants/native/portduino/platformio.ini
+#    for full Homebrew prereqs and CH341 LoRa-adapter setup).
+pio run -e native-macos
+~/.meshtasticd/meshtasticd
+
+# 2. Point the MCP server at it.
+export MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST=localhost     # or host:port, default port 4403
+```
+
+**First-run gotcha — MAC address.** `meshtasticd` derives its MAC from the
+USB adapter's serial-number / product strings. Many cheap CH341 dongles
+(MeshStick included — VID 0x1A86 / PID 0x5512) ship with `iSerialNumber=0`
+and `iProduct=0`, so the daemon aborts on boot with `*** Blank MAC Address
+not allowed!`. Set the MAC explicitly in `config.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+# Under General:
+MACAddress: 02:CA:FE:BA:BE:01
+```
+
+Use a locally-administered address (first byte's second-LSB set, e.g.
+`02:*` / `06:*` / `0A:*` / `0E:*`) to avoid colliding with a real OUI.
+
+There is also a `--hwid AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF` CLI flag visible in
+`meshtasticd --help`, but it is **currently broken** in
+`MAC_from_string()` (`src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp`): the
+function strips colons from its parameter but then reads bytes from the
+global `portduino_config.mac_address`, so `--hwid` is silently overridden
+when `MACAddress:` is also set, and crashes the daemon (uncaught
+`std::invalid_argument: stoi: no conversion`) when it isn't. Use the YAML
+form until that's fixed upstream.
+
+`list_devices` will surface the daemon as `tcp://localhost:4403` with
+`likely_meshtastic=True`, so `device_info`, `list_nodes`, `get_config`,
+`set_config`, `set_owner`, `send_text`, `userprefs_*`, and the admin RPCs
+auto-select it when no `port` is passed. Pass `port="tcp://other-host:9999"`
+explicitly to target a different daemon.
+
+**Tools that don't apply to a TCP/native node** (no USB hardware to operate
+on) raise a clear `ConnectionError` rather than failing mysteriously:
+`pio_flash`, `erase_and_flash`, `update_flash`, `touch_1200bps`,
+`serial_open` (use info/admin tools directly), and the vendor escape hatches
+`esptool_*`, `nrfutil_*`, `picotool_*`. `pio_flash` against a `native*` env
+similarly raises — there's no upload step; use `build` and run the binary
+directly.
+
+The pytest harness in `tests/` still assumes USB-attached devices per role —
+TCP-aware fixtures are not part of this surface yet.

 ## Hardware Test Suite

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+{
+  "title": "Meshtastic Firmware — Recorder Stream",
+  "description": "Live view of `.mtlog/` streams shipped by `mtlog_to_datadog.py`. Heap, packet volume, log levels, errors. One row per port.",
+  "widgets": [
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Free heap (bytes)",
+        "type": "timeseries",
+        "show_legend": true,
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "queries": [
+              {
+                "name": "free_heap",
+                "data_source": "metrics",
+                "query": "avg:mesh.local.heap_free_bytes{service:meshtastic-firmware} by {port}"
+              }
+            ],
+            "response_format": "timeseries",
+            "display_type": "line"
+          }
+        ],
+        "yaxis": { "label": "bytes" }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Heap slope (bytes/min) — last 1h",
+        "type": "query_value",
+        "precision": 0,
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "queries": [
+              {
+                "name": "slope",
+                "data_source": "metrics",
+                "query": "derivative(avg:mesh.local.heap_free_bytes{service:meshtastic-firmware})",
+                "aggregator": "avg"
+              }
+            ],
+            "response_format": "scalar"
+          }
+        ],
+        "conditional_formats": [
+          { "comparator": "<", "value": -100, "palette": "white_on_red" },
+          { "comparator": "<", "value": 0, "palette": "white_on_yellow" },
+          { "comparator": ">=", "value": 0, "palette": "white_on_green" }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Total heap (bytes)",
+        "type": "timeseries",
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "queries": [
+              {
+                "name": "total_heap",
+                "data_source": "metrics",
+                "query": "avg:mesh.local.heap_total_bytes{service:meshtastic-firmware} by {port}"
+              }
+            ],
+            "response_format": "timeseries",
+            "display_type": "line"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Battery level (%)",
+        "type": "timeseries",
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "queries": [
+              {
+                "name": "battery",
+                "data_source": "metrics",
+                "query": "avg:mesh.device.battery_level{service:meshtastic-firmware} by {port}"
+              }
+            ],
+            "response_format": "timeseries",
+            "display_type": "line"
+          }
+        ],
+        "yaxis": { "min": "0", "max": "105" }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Air utilization (TX %)",
+        "type": "timeseries",
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "queries": [
+              {
+                "name": "airutil",
+                "data_source": "metrics",
+                "query": "avg:mesh.device.air_util_tx{service:meshtastic-firmware} by {port}"
+              }
+            ],
+            "response_format": "timeseries",
+            "display_type": "line"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Channel utilization (%)",
+        "type": "timeseries",
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "queries": [
+              {
+                "name": "chutil",
+                "data_source": "metrics",
+                "query": "avg:mesh.device.channel_utilization{service:meshtastic-firmware} by {port}"
+              }
+            ],
+            "response_format": "timeseries",
+            "display_type": "line"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Log volume by level",
+        "type": "timeseries",
+        "show_legend": true,
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "response_format": "timeseries",
+            "display_type": "bars",
+            "queries": [
+              {
+                "name": "log_count",
+                "data_source": "logs",
+                "indexes": ["*"],
+                "compute": { "aggregation": "count" },
+                "search": { "query": "service:meshtastic-firmware" },
+                "group_by": [
+                  {
+                    "facet": "@level",
+                    "limit": 10,
+                    "sort": { "order": "desc", "aggregation": "count" }
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Recent ERROR / CRIT firmware logs",
+        "type": "list_stream",
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "response_format": "event_list",
+            "query": {
+              "data_source": "logs_stream",
+              "query_string": "service:meshtastic-firmware (status:error OR @level:ERROR OR @level:CRIT)",
+              "indexes": [],
+              "sort": { "column": "timestamp", "order": "desc" }
+            },
+            "columns": [
+              { "field": "timestamp", "width": "auto" },
+              { "field": "host", "width": "auto" },
+              { "field": "@port", "width": "auto" },
+              { "field": "@level", "width": "auto" },
+              { "field": "@thread", "width": "auto" },
+              { "field": "message", "width": "stretch" }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "definition": {
+        "title": "Recorder marker events",
+        "type": "list_stream",
+        "requests": [
+          {
+            "response_format": "event_list",
+            "query": {
+              "data_source": "logs_stream",
+              "query_string": "service:meshtastic-firmware @level:MARK",
+              "indexes": [],
+              "sort": { "column": "timestamp", "order": "desc" }
+            },
+            "columns": [
+              { "field": "timestamp", "width": "auto" },
+              { "field": "host", "width": "auto" },
+              { "field": "message", "width": "stretch" }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "template_variables": [
+    {
+      "name": "port",
+      "prefix": "port",
+      "available_values": [],
+      "default": "*"
+    },
+    { "name": "host", "prefix": "host", "available_values": [], "default": "*" }
+  ],
+  "layout_type": "ordered",
+  "notify_list": [],
+  "reflow_type": "auto"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Forward selected recorder JSONL streams to Datadog.
+
+Reads `.mtlog/logs.jsonl` and `.mtlog/telemetry.jsonl`, ships logs to the
+Logs Intake API and telemetry numerics to the Metrics v2 series API.
+Resumes from `.mtlog/.dd-cursor.json` so a daemon restart doesn't
+duplicate rows already shipped from the current live files.
+
+This forwarder does not currently backfill rotated `.jsonl.gz` archives.
+If the recorder rotates before this process drains the live file, or the
+forwarder is down across a rotation, those older rows are skipped.
+
+Usage:
+    DD_API_KEY=... ./scripts/mtlog_to_datadog.py --tail
+    ./scripts/mtlog_to_datadog.py --once          # catch up + exit
+    ./scripts/mtlog_to_datadog.py --since 3600   # backfill last hour from start
+
+Default `DD_SITE` is `us5.datadoghq.com` — the team's Datadog instance.
+Override via `DD_SITE=...` env var or `--site` flag for one-offs.
+
+The forwarder is a separate process by design — a Datadog outage or
+auth failure must not backpressure the recorder. We exit non-zero on
+fatal config errors (missing API key) and keep retrying on transient
+network/HTTP errors.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import socket
+import sys
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Iterator
+
+try:
+    import requests
+except ImportError:
+    print(
+        "requests is required. Install it in the mcp-server venv: "
+        "uv pip install requests",
+        file=sys.stderr,
+    )
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+
+_DEFAULT_LOG_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / ".mtlog"
+_LOG_INTAKE_TPL = "https://http-intake.logs.{site}/api/v2/logs"
+_METRICS_TPL = "https://api.{site}/api/v2/series"
+_LOG_BATCH = 50
+_METRICS_BATCH = 100
+_MAX_RETRIES = 5
+_RETRY_BASE_S = 1.5
+
+
+# --- streaming JSONL with byte-position cursor -------------------------
+
+
+class _StreamReader:
+    """Reads a single rotating JSONL with cursor-based resume.
+
+    This tails only the live `.jsonl` file. The recorder rotates files
+    (live `.jsonl` → `.YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS-uuuuuu-NNNNN.jsonl.gz`), which means
+    the live file shrinks abruptly. We detect that via inode change OR live
+    size < cursor position, and reset the live-file cursor to 0.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, path: Path, cursor: dict[str, Any]):
+        self.path = path
+        self.cursor = cursor
+
+    def _state(self) -> tuple[int, int]:
+        """Return (inode, size) for the live file. (0, 0) if missing."""
+        try:
+            st = self.path.stat()
+            return (st.st_ino, st.st_size)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return (0, 0)
+
+    def iter_new_records(self) -> Iterator[dict[str, Any]]:
+        ino, size = self._state()
+        last_ino = self.cursor.get("ino")
+        last_pos = int(self.cursor.get("pos") or 0)
+        if ino == 0:
+            return
+        if last_ino is not None and last_ino != ino:
+            # Rotation happened. Start over.
+            last_pos = 0
+        if last_pos > size:
+            # Live file truncated/shrunk under us — recorder rotated.
+            last_pos = 0
+        try:
+            with self.path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+                fh.seek(last_pos)
+                for line in fh:
+                    line = line.rstrip("\n")
+                    if not line:
+                        continue
+                    try:
+                        yield json.loads(line)
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                        continue
+                    last_pos = fh.tell()
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return
+        self.cursor["ino"] = ino
+        self.cursor["pos"] = last_pos
+
+
+def _load_cursor(path: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if not path.exists():
+        return {}
+    try:
+        return json.loads(path.read_text())
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return {}
+
+
+def _save_cursor(path: Path, data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    tmp = path.with_suffix(".json.tmp")
+    tmp.write_text(json.dumps(data, separators=(",", ":")))
+    tmp.replace(path)
+
+
+# --- Datadog clients ---------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class _DDSession:
+    """Pool one HTTPS session, share retry logic."""
+
+    def __init__(self, api_key: str, site: str, hostname: str) -> None:
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.site = site
+        self.hostname = hostname
+        self.session = requests.Session()
+        self.session.headers.update(
+            {
+                "DD-API-KEY": api_key,
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            }
+        )
+
+    def _post(self, url: str, payload: Any) -> bool:
+        for attempt in range(_MAX_RETRIES):
+            try:
+                resp = self.session.post(url, json=payload, timeout=30)
+            except requests.RequestException as e:
+                _wait_retry(attempt, f"network error: {e}")
+                continue
+            if 200 <= resp.status_code < 300:
+                return True
+            if resp.status_code in (408, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504):
+                _wait_retry(
+                    attempt,
+                    f"HTTP {resp.status_code} retrying",
+                )
+                continue
+            print(
+                f"datadog refused: {resp.status_code} {resp.text[:200]}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            return False
+        return False
+
+    def send_logs(self, records: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> int:
+        if not records:
+            return 0
+        url = _LOG_INTAKE_TPL.format(site=self.site)
+        sent = 0
+        for i in range(0, len(records), _LOG_BATCH):
+            batch = records[i : i + _LOG_BATCH]
+            if self._post(url, batch):
+                sent += len(batch)
+        return sent
+
+    def send_metrics(self, series: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> int:
+        if not series:
+            return 0
+        url = _METRICS_TPL.format(site=self.site)
+        sent = 0
+        for i in range(0, len(series), _METRICS_BATCH):
+            batch = series[i : i + _METRICS_BATCH]
+            if self._post(url, {"series": batch}):
+                sent += len(batch)
+        return sent
+
+
+def _wait_retry(attempt: int, reason: str) -> None:
+    wait = _RETRY_BASE_S * (2**attempt)
+    print(
+        f"  retry {attempt + 1}/{_MAX_RETRIES} in {wait:.1f}s ({reason})",
+        file=sys.stderr,
+    )
+    time.sleep(wait)
+
+
+# --- record → datadog payload ------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _log_record_to_dd(rec: dict[str, Any], host: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    line = rec.get("line") or ""
+    tags = [
+        f"role:{rec.get('role')}",
+        f"port:{rec.get('port')}",
+    ]
+    level = rec.get("level")
+    if level:
+        tags.append(f"level:{level}")
+    tag = rec.get("tag")
+    if tag:
+        tags.append(f"thread:{tag}")
+    return {
+        "ddsource": "meshtastic-firmware",
+        "service": "meshtastic-firmware",
+        "hostname": host,
+        "message": line,
+        "ddtags": ",".join(t for t in tags if t and "None" not in t),
+        "timestamp": int((rec.get("ts") or time.time()) * 1000),
+        "level": level,
+    }
+
+
+def _telemetry_record_to_metrics(
+    rec: dict[str, Any], host: str
+) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    fields = rec.get("fields") or {}
+    if not isinstance(fields, dict):
+        return []
+    variant = rec.get("variant") or "unknown"
+    ts = int(rec.get("ts") or time.time())
+    out: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    tags = []
+    if rec.get("port"):
+        tags.append(f"port:{rec['port']}")
+    if rec.get("role"):
+        tags.append(f"role:{rec['role']}")
+    if rec.get("from_node"):
+        tags.append(f"from_node:{rec['from_node']}")
+    tags.append(f"variant:{variant}")
+    for field, value in fields.items():
+        if not isinstance(value, (int, float)) or isinstance(value, bool):
+            continue
+        metric = f"mesh.{variant}.{_metric_safe(field)}"
+        out.append(
+            {
+                "metric": metric,
+                "type": 3,  # GAUGE
+                "points": [{"timestamp": ts, "value": float(value)}],
+                "tags": tags,
+                "resources": [{"type": "host", "name": host}],
+            }
+        )
+    return out
+
+
+def _metric_safe(name: str) -> str:
+    # Lowercase, replace non-alnum with underscore for safe metric names.
+    return "".join(c.lower() if c.isalnum() else "_" for c in name)
+
+
+# --- main loop ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def run(
+    log_dir: Path,
+    *,
+    once: bool,
+    since_seconds: float | None,
+    poll_interval: float,
+    dd: _DDSession,
+) -> int:
+    cursor_path = log_dir / ".dd-cursor.json"
+    cursors = _load_cursor(cursor_path)
+
+    # `--since` overrides cursor: rewind to (now-since) timestamp.
+    # We can't seek by timestamp directly (cursor is byte position), so
+    # we just reset cursors to 0 and let the time filter in iter_new
+    # drop older records.
+    cutoff_ts: float | None = None
+    if since_seconds is not None:
+        cursors = {}
+        cutoff_ts = time.time() - since_seconds
+
+    sent_total = {"logs": 0, "telemetry": 0}
+
+    while True:
+        # logs.jsonl → DD logs
+        log_cursor = cursors.setdefault("logs", {})
+        log_batch: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        for rec in _StreamReader(log_dir / "logs.jsonl", log_cursor).iter_new_records():
+            if cutoff_ts and (rec.get("ts") or 0) < cutoff_ts:
+                continue
+            log_batch.append(_log_record_to_dd(rec, dd.hostname))
+        if log_batch:
+            n = dd.send_logs(log_batch)
+            sent_total["logs"] += n
+            print(f"logs: sent {n}/{len(log_batch)}")
+
+        # telemetry.jsonl → DD metrics
+        telem_cursor = cursors.setdefault("telemetry", {})
+        metric_series: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        for rec in _StreamReader(
+            log_dir / "telemetry.jsonl", telem_cursor
+        ).iter_new_records():
+            if cutoff_ts and (rec.get("ts") or 0) < cutoff_ts:
+                continue
+            metric_series.extend(_telemetry_record_to_metrics(rec, dd.hostname))
+        if metric_series:
+            n = dd.send_metrics(metric_series)
+            sent_total["telemetry"] += n
+            print(f"telemetry: sent {n}/{len(metric_series)} metric points")
+
+        _save_cursor(cursor_path, cursors)
+
+        if once:
+            print(f"done. logs={sent_total['logs']} metrics={sent_total['telemetry']}")
+            return 0
+        time.sleep(poll_interval)
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--log-dir",
+        default=str(_DEFAULT_LOG_DIR),
+        help="Path to .mtlog/ (default: mcp-server/.mtlog)",
+    )
+    mode = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    mode.add_argument("--once", action="store_true", help="Catch up then exit")
+    mode.add_argument(
+        "--tail",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Daemon: poll forever (default)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--since",
+        type=float,
+        default=None,
+        help="Backfill last N seconds. Resets cursor.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--poll-interval",
+        type=float,
+        default=5.0,
+        help="Seconds between tail polls (default 5)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--site",
+        default=os.environ.get("DD_SITE", "us5.datadoghq.com"),
+        help=(
+            "Datadog site. Default is the team's instance (us5.datadoghq.com). "
+            "Override via DD_SITE env var or this flag."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--host",
+        default=socket.gethostname(),
+        help="Hostname tag (default: socket.gethostname())",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    api_key = os.environ.get("DD_API_KEY")
+    if not api_key:
+        print("DD_API_KEY env var required.", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+    log_dir = Path(args.log_dir)
+    if not log_dir.exists():
+        print(
+            f"log dir {log_dir} does not exist — start the mcp-server first.",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 2
+
+    dd = _DDSession(api_key=api_key, site=args.site, hostname=args.host)
+    once = args.once and not args.tail
+    return run(
+        log_dir,
+        once=once,
+        since_seconds=args.since,
+        poll_interval=args.poll_interval,
+        dd=dd,
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Context manager for meshtastic.SerialInterface connections.
+"""Context manager for meshtastic interface connections (serial + TCP).

 Every info/admin tool goes through `connect(port)` so we have a single place
 that:
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ that:
  - fails fast if a serial_session is already holding the port,
  - guarantees `.close()` is called, even on exception.

-The `SerialInterface` blocks on construction waiting for the node database;
-that's fine for v1 since every tool is a short-lived request.
+Two transports:
+  - Serial: USB-attached firmware on `/dev/cu.*` / `/dev/ttyUSB*` / `COM*`.
+  - TCP: a `meshtasticd` daemon (e.g. the native macOS / Linux Portduino
+    headless build) addressed as `tcp://host[:port]` (default port 4403).
+    Surfaced by `devices.list_devices()` when `MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST` is
+    set, so `resolve_port(None)` auto-selects it like a USB candidate.
+
+Both `SerialInterface` and `TCPInterface` block on construction waiting for
+the node database; that's fine for v1 since every tool is a short-lived
+request.
 """

 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -17,20 +25,107 @@ from typing import Iterator

 from . import devices, registry

+DEFAULT_TCP_PORT = 4403
+TCP_SCHEME = "tcp://"
+TCP_HOST_ENV = "MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST"
+

 class ConnectionError(RuntimeError):
    pass


+def is_tcp_port(port: str | None) -> bool:
+    return bool(port) and port.startswith(TCP_SCHEME)
+
+
+def parse_tcp_port(port: str) -> tuple[str, int]:
+    """Parse `tcp://host[:port]` → (host, port). Defaults to 4403.
+
+    Validates host shape (non-empty, no path separators) and port range
+    (1..65535). Raises `ConnectionError` on malformed input — never lets
+    a raw `ValueError` bubble up to a tool surface.
+    """
+    if not port.startswith(TCP_SCHEME):
+        raise ConnectionError(
+            f"Invalid TCP endpoint {port!r}: expected '{TCP_SCHEME}host[:port]'."
+        )
+    rest = port[len(TCP_SCHEME) :]
+    if ":" in rest:
+        host, port_str = rest.rsplit(":", 1)
+        try:
+            tcp_port = int(port_str)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise ConnectionError(
+                f"Invalid TCP endpoint {port!r}: port {port_str!r} is not an integer."
+            ) from e
+    else:
+        host, tcp_port = rest, DEFAULT_TCP_PORT
+    if not host:
+        raise ConnectionError(f"Invalid TCP endpoint {port!r}: empty host.")
+    if any(c in host for c in ("/", "\\")):
+        raise ConnectionError(
+            f"Invalid TCP endpoint {port!r}: host {host!r} contains a path "
+            "separator. TCP hostnames cannot contain '/' or '\\' — did you "
+            "pass a serial port path or a Windows drive path by mistake?"
+        )
+    if not (1 <= tcp_port <= 65535):
+        raise ConnectionError(
+            f"Invalid TCP endpoint {port!r}: port {tcp_port} out of range "
+            "(must be 1..65535)."
+        )
+    return host, tcp_port
+
+
+def normalize_tcp_endpoint(endpoint: str) -> str:
+    r"""Normalize `host`, `host:port`, or `tcp://host[:port]` → canonical
+    `tcp://host:port` form. One place that owns the lock-key shape.
+
+    Defers all validation to `parse_tcp_port`, so path-like inputs
+    (`/dev/cu.foo`, `C:\Windows\…`), empty hosts, non-integer ports,
+    and out-of-range ports raise `ConnectionError` here too.
+    """
+    if endpoint.startswith(TCP_SCHEME):
+        canonical = endpoint
+    elif ":" in endpoint:
+        canonical = f"{TCP_SCHEME}{endpoint}"
+    else:
+        canonical = f"{TCP_SCHEME}{endpoint}:{DEFAULT_TCP_PORT}"
+    host, port = parse_tcp_port(canonical)
+    return f"{TCP_SCHEME}{host}:{port}"
+
+
+def reject_if_tcp(port: str | None, tool_name: str) -> None:
+    """Raise if `port` is a TCP endpoint — for tools that need real USB
+    hardware (flash, bootloader, vendor escape hatches, serial monitor).
+
+    Only checks the explicit arg; auto-selection via env var is the caller's
+    responsibility to handle if it matters.
+    """
+    if is_tcp_port(port):
+        raise ConnectionError(
+            f"{tool_name} is not applicable to TCP/native nodes ({port}). "
+            "This tool requires USB-attached hardware."
+        )
+
+
 def resolve_port(port: str | None) -> str:
-    """Pick a port: explicit > sole likely_meshtastic candidate > error."""
+    """Pick a port: explicit > sole likely_meshtastic candidate > error.
+
+    A `tcp://` string passes through (after canonicalization). When `port`
+    is None and no USB candidates are present, `MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST`
+    is consulted via `devices.list_devices()`.
+    """
    if port:
+        if is_tcp_port(port):
+            return normalize_tcp_endpoint(port)
        return port
    candidates = [d for d in devices.list_devices() if d["likely_meshtastic"]]
    if not candidates:
        raise ConnectionError(
-            "No Meshtastic devices detected. Plug one in or pass `port` explicitly. "
-            "Run `list_devices` with include_unknown=True to see all serial ports."
+            "No Meshtastic devices detected. Plug one in, set "
+            f"{TCP_HOST_ENV}=<host[:port]> for a meshtasticd daemon, "
+            "or pass `port` explicitly. Run `list_devices` with "
+            "include_unknown=True to see all serial ports."
        )
    if len(candidates) > 1:
        ports = ", ".join(c["port"] for c in candidates)
@@ -43,17 +138,62 @@ def resolve_port(port: str | None) -> str:

@contextmanager
 def connect(port: str | None = None, timeout_s: float = 8.0) -> Iterator:
-    """Open a `meshtastic.SerialInterface` and always close it.
+    """Open a meshtastic interface (serial or TCP) and always close it.

-    Raises `ConnectionError` immediately if another serial session holds the
-    port (a `pio device monitor` in `serial_sessions/`, for instance).
+    For serial: raises `ConnectionError` immediately if another serial
+    session holds the port (a `pio device monitor` in `serial_sessions/`).
+    For TCP: no exclusive-access requirement, so the serial-session check
+    is skipped — but the `port_lock` still serializes parallel `connect()`
+    calls to the same daemon endpoint.
+
+    `timeout_s` is plumbed through to both `SerialInterface(timeout=...)`
+    and `TCPInterface(timeout=...)`. The meshtastic library uses the value
+    as the reply-wait deadline for `localNode.waitForConfig()` during
+    construction and for any subsequent admin RPC. `int()`-converted at
+    the boundary because the upstream API expects whole seconds.
    """
+    resolved = resolve_port(port)
+    timeout = int(timeout_s)
+
+    if is_tcp_port(resolved):
+        from meshtastic.tcp_interface import (
+            TCPInterface,  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+        )
+
+        host, tcp_port = parse_tcp_port(resolved)
+        lock = registry.port_lock(resolved)
+        if not lock.acquire(blocking=False):
+            raise ConnectionError(
+                f"TCP endpoint {resolved} is busy — another device operation "
+                "is in flight. Retry shortly."
+            )
+
+        iface = None
+        try:
+            iface = TCPInterface(
+                hostname=host,
+                portNumber=tcp_port,
+                connectNow=True,
+                noProto=False,
+                timeout=timeout,
+            )
+            yield iface
+        finally:
+            if iface is not None:
+                try:
+                    iface.close()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            try:
+                lock.release()
+            except RuntimeError:
+                pass
+        return
+
    from meshtastic.serial_interface import (
        SerialInterface,  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
    )

-    resolved = resolve_port(port)
-
    active = registry.active_session_for_port(resolved)
    if active is not None:
        raise ConnectionError(
@@ -70,7 +210,12 @@ def connect(port: str | None = None, timeout_s: float = 8.0) -> Iterator:

    iface = None
    try:
-        iface = SerialInterface(devPath=resolved, connectNow=True, noProto=False)
+        iface = SerialInterface(
+            devPath=resolved,
+            connectNow=True,
+            noProto=False,
+            timeout=timeout,
+        )
        yield iface
    finally:
        if iface is not None:
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
-"""USB/serial device discovery.
+"""USB/serial + TCP device discovery.

 Combines the canonical `meshtastic.util.findPorts()` allowlist/blocklist with
 the richer metadata (`serial.tools.list_ports.comports()`) so callers see
 VID/PID, descriptions, and manufacturer strings alongside the "is this likely
 a Meshtastic device" signal.
+
+If `MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST=<host[:port]>` is set, a synthetic entry for the
+`meshtasticd` daemon at that endpoint is prepended to the result, so
+`resolve_port(None)` auto-selects it like a USB candidate.
 """

 from __future__ import annotations

+import os
 from typing import Any

 from serial.tools import list_ports
@@ -19,6 +24,45 @@ def _to_hex(value: int | None) -> str | None:
    return f"0x{value:04x}"


+def _tcp_endpoint_from_env() -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Synthesize a TCP device entry from MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST, if set.
+
+    If the env var is malformed (non-integer port, path-like host, etc.),
+    return an entry with `likely_meshtastic=False` and the parser error in
+    the description, rather than raising — `list_devices` is the diagnostic
+    tool a user reaches for when their env var isn't working, so it must
+    not crash on misconfiguration.
+    """
+    host = os.environ.get("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST")
+    if not host:
+        return None
+    # Lazy import to avoid a circular dependency (connection imports devices).
+    from . import connection
+
+    try:
+        port = connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint(host)
+        description = "meshtasticd (TCP)"
+        likely = True
+    except connection.ConnectionError as e:
+        # Surface the raw env-var value plus the parser's reason so the
+        # user can see exactly what they set and why it was rejected.
+        # Don't double the scheme if the user already prefixed `tcp://`.
+        port = host if host.startswith(connection.TCP_SCHEME) else f"tcp://{host}"
+        description = f"meshtasticd (TCP) — invalid MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST: {e}"
+        likely = False
+    return {
+        "port": port,
+        "vid": None,
+        "pid": None,
+        "description": description,
+        "manufacturer": None,
+        "product": None,
+        "serial_number": None,
+        "likely_meshtastic": likely,
+        "blacklisted": False,
+    }
+
+
 def list_devices(include_unknown: bool = False) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
    """Return enriched info for serial ports, flagging Meshtastic candidates.

@@ -70,6 +114,22 @@ def list_devices(include_unknown: bool = False) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
            }
        )

-    # Stable ordering: likely_meshtastic first, then by port path
-    results.sort(key=lambda r: (not r["likely_meshtastic"], r["port"]))
+    # Append the TCP endpoint (if env var set) and sort everything together.
+    tcp_entry = _tcp_endpoint_from_env()
+    if tcp_entry is not None:
+        results.append(tcp_entry)
+
+    # Stable ordering: likely_meshtastic first; within rank, TCP wins over
+    # USB (explicit env-var configuration takes precedence over USB
+    # enumeration); then by port path. A misconfigured TCP entry has
+    # likely_meshtastic=False and lands among the other ignored entries —
+    # it does NOT pre-empt real USB devices at the top of the list.
+    results.sort(
+        key=lambda r: (
+            not r["likely_meshtastic"],
+            not r["port"].startswith("tcp://"),
+            r["port"],
+        )
+    )
+
    return results
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from typing import Any

 import serial

-from . import boards, config, devices, pio, userprefs
+from . import boards, config, connection, devices, pio, userprefs

 # Meshtastic variants use both `esp32s3` and `esp32-s3` style names across
 # variants/*/platformio.ini (no consistency enforced). Accept both spellings.
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ def _require_confirm(confirm: bool, operation: str) -> None:
        )


+def _reject_native_env(env: str, operation: str) -> None:
+    """`native*` envs build a host executable, not firmware — there's no
+    upload step. The user wants `build` (or just runs the binary directly).
+    """
+    if env.startswith("native"):
+        raise FlashError(
+            f"{operation} is not applicable for env {env!r}: native envs "
+            "produce a host executable, not flashable firmware. Use `build` "
+            "instead, then run the resulting binary directly."
+        )
+
+
 def _artifacts_for(env: str) -> list[Path]:
    build_dir = config.firmware_root() / ".pio" / "build" / env
    if not build_dir.is_dir():
@@ -96,18 +108,33 @@ def build(
    env: str,
    with_manifest: bool = True,
    userprefs_overrides: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    build_flags: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Run `pio run -e <env>` and return artifact paths.

    `userprefs_overrides` (optional): dict of `USERPREFS_<KEY>: value` to inject
    into userPrefs.jsonc for this build only. File is restored byte-for-byte
    on exit. Use `userprefs_set()` for persistent changes.
+
+    `build_flags` (optional): dict of `-D<NAME>=<VALUE>` macros to set for
+    this build only via `PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS`. Common useful flag:
+    `{"DEBUG_HEAP": 1}` enables per-thread leak detection + `[heap N]`
+    prefix on every log line. Combines with the recorder so heap shows
+    up at log cadence (much higher resolution than the ~60 s LocalStats
+    packet) — see `recorder/parsers.py:_HEAP_PREFIX_RE`. Bool values
+    expand to bare `-D<NAME>` (presence-only flags).
    """
    args = ["run", "-e", env]
    if with_manifest:
        args.extend(["-t", "mtjson"])
+    extra_env = _build_flags_env(build_flags) if build_flags else None
    with userprefs.temporary_overrides(userprefs_overrides) as effective:
-        result = pio.run(args, timeout=pio.TIMEOUT_BUILD, check=False)
+        result = pio.run(
+            args,
+            timeout=pio.TIMEOUT_BUILD,
+            check=False,
+            extra_env=extra_env,
+        )
    return {
        "exit_code": result.returncode,
        "artifacts": [str(p) for p in _artifacts_for(env)],
@@ -115,9 +142,27 @@ def build(
        "stderr_tail": pio.tail_lines(result.stderr, 200),
        "duration_s": round(result.duration_s, 2),
        "userprefs": _userprefs_summary(effective),
+        "build_flags": dict(build_flags) if build_flags else None,
    }


+def _build_flags_env(build_flags: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Translate `{"DEBUG_HEAP": 1, "FOO": "bar"}` → `{"PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS":
+    "-DDEBUG_HEAP=1 -DFOO=bar"}`. Bool True → bare `-D<NAME>`; False/None drop
+    the flag entirely. Other types stringify."""
+    parts: list[str] = []
+    for key, value in build_flags.items():
+        if value is False or value is None:
+            continue
+        if value is True:
+            parts.append(f"-D{key}")
+        else:
+            parts.append(f"-D{key}={value}")
+    if not parts:
+        return {}
+    return {"PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS": " ".join(parts)}
+
+
 def clean(env: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Run `pio run -e <env> -t clean`."""
    result = pio.run(["run", "-e", env, "-t", "clean"], timeout=120, check=False)
@@ -134,18 +179,29 @@ def flash(
    port: str,
    confirm: bool = False,
    userprefs_overrides: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    build_flags: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """`pio run -e <env> -t upload --upload-port <port>`. All architectures.

    `userprefs_overrides` (optional): see `build()` — the rebuild-before-upload
    that pio performs will pick up the injected values.
+
+    `build_flags` (optional): same shape as `build()` — `PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS`
+    is exported for the rebuild-before-upload, so the uploaded firmware
+    actually carries the flags. Without this propagation, `pio run -t upload`
+    would relink without the env var and silently drop them. Common use:
+    `build_flags={"DEBUG_HEAP": 1}` for the leak-hunt path.
    """
    _require_confirm(confirm, "flash")
+    _reject_native_env(env, "flash")
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "flash")
+    extra_env = _build_flags_env(build_flags) if build_flags else None
    with userprefs.temporary_overrides(userprefs_overrides) as effective:
        result = pio.run(
            ["run", "-e", env, "-t", "upload", "--upload-port", port],
            timeout=pio.TIMEOUT_UPLOAD,
            check=False,
+            extra_env=extra_env,
        )
    return {
        "exit_code": result.returncode,
@@ -153,6 +209,7 @@ def flash(
        "stderr_tail": pio.tail_lines(result.stderr, 200),
        "duration_s": round(result.duration_s, 2),
        "userprefs": _userprefs_summary(effective),
+        "build_flags": dict(build_flags) if build_flags else None,
    }


@@ -200,6 +257,7 @@ def erase_and_flash(
    in that case) since a cached factory.bin would not reflect the new prefs.
    """
    _require_confirm(confirm, "erase_and_flash")
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "erase_and_flash")
    _check_esp32_env(env)

    if userprefs_overrides and skip_build:
@@ -257,6 +315,7 @@ def update_flash(
    overrides are provided we always force a rebuild.
    """
    _require_confirm(confirm, "update_flash")
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "update_flash")
    _check_esp32_env(env)

    if userprefs_overrides and skip_build:
@@ -391,6 +450,7 @@ def touch_1200bps(

    Returns `{ok, former_port, new_port, new_port_vid_pid, attempts}`.
    """
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "touch_1200bps")
    before_list = devices.list_devices(include_unknown=True)
    before_ports = {d["port"] for d in before_list}

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Sequence

-from . import config, pio
+from . import config, connection, pio

 _TIMEOUT_SHORT = 30
 _TIMEOUT_LONG = 600
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def _parse_esptool_chip_info(stdout: str) -> dict[str, Any]:


 def esptool_chip_info(port: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "esptool_chip_info")
    binary = config.esptool_bin()
    # `chip_id` prints chip + mac + crystal + features. `flash_id` adds flash.
    combined = _run(binary, ["--port", port, "flash_id"], timeout=_TIMEOUT_SHORT)
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ def esptool_chip_info(port: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
 def esptool_erase_flash(port: str, confirm: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Full-chip erase. Leaves the device unbootable until reflashed."""
    _require_confirm(confirm, "esptool_erase_flash")
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "esptool_erase_flash")
    binary = config.esptool_bin()
    # esptool v5 uses `erase-flash`, older uses `erase_flash`. Try the new name
    # first; if it fails with unknown command, retry old.
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ def esptool_raw(
    """Raw esptool passthrough. Destructive subcommands require confirm=True."""
    if not args:
        raise ToolError("args must not be empty")
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "esptool_raw")
    # Find the first non-flag arg (the subcommand).
    subcommand = next((a for a in args if not a.startswith("-")), None)
    if subcommand and subcommand.replace("-", "_") in {
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ NRFUTIL_DESTRUCTIVE = {"dfu", "settings"}

 def nrfutil_dfu(port: str, package_path: str, confirm: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
    _require_confirm(confirm, "nrfutil_dfu")
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "nrfutil_dfu")
    pkg = Path(package_path).expanduser()
    if not pkg.is_file():
        raise ToolError(f"Package not found: {pkg}")
@@ -213,6 +217,7 @@ def _parse_picotool_info(stdout: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
 def picotool_info(port: str | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Read device info from a Pico in BOOTSEL mode. `port` is informational
    only — picotool auto-detects."""
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "picotool_info")
    binary = config.picotool_bin()
    res = _run(binary, ["info", "-a"], timeout=_TIMEOUT_SHORT)
    if res["exit_code"] != 0:
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+"""Read-side queries over the recorder's JSONL streams.
+
+Pure functions over `mcp-server/.mtlog/`. Streaming JSONL reader: never
+loads a whole file. Time-bound queries short-circuit as soon as `ts`
+exceeds the requested end. The recorder writes monotonically, so a
+forward scan is cheap; we don't need an index.
+
+All time arguments accept:
+  - epoch seconds (int/float)
+  - relative strings: "-15m", "-2h", "-3d", "now"
+  - ISO-ish absolute strings: "2026-05-07T14:30:00" (naive timestamps are
+    treated as UTC)
+
+Tools that return data ALWAYS cap their output (max_lines / max_points
+/ max), and report whether more matched than was returned.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import gzip
+import json
+import re
+import statistics
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Iterator
+
+from .recorder.recorder import get_recorder
+
+_REL_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*-\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*([smhd])\s*$")
+_REGEX_PREVIEW_MAX = 100
+_REGEX_PREVIEW_TRUNCATE = 97
+
+
+def _parse_time(value: Any, *, now: float | None = None) -> float:
+    """Coerce to epoch seconds. Defaults `now` to `time.time()`."""
+    if value is None:
+        return time.time()
+    if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+        return float(value)
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        raise ValueError(f"invalid time: {value!r}")
+    s = value.strip().lower()
+    if s in ("", "now"):
+        return time.time() if now is None else now
+    m = _REL_RE.match(s)
+    if m:
+        n = float(m.group(1))
+        unit = m.group(2)
+        secs = n * {"s": 1, "m": 60, "h": 3600, "d": 86400}[unit]
+        base = time.time() if now is None else now
+        return base - secs
+    # Try ISO 8601. Accept naive (assume UTC) and Z-suffixed.
+    try:
+        if s.endswith("z"):
+            s = s[:-1] + "+00:00"
+        dt = datetime.fromisoformat(s)
+        if dt.tzinfo is None:
+            dt = dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        return dt.timestamp()
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise ValueError(f"unparseable time: {value!r}") from e
+
+
+def _iter_jsonl(path: Path, *, since: float, until: float) -> Iterator[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Stream records in chronological order: rotated archives first
+    (oldest → newest by lex sort, which is chronological for our
+    `YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS-uuuuuu-NNNNN` archive naming), then the live file
+    last. The "keep last N" pop-front logic in the window queries
+    relies on records arriving in time order across files.
+    """
+    files: list[Path] = []
+    # Gzipped archives are named "<stem>.YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS-uuuuuu-NNNNN.jsonl.gz".
+    for archive in sorted(path.parent.glob(f"{path.stem}.*.jsonl.gz")):
+        files.append(archive)
+    if path.exists():
+        files.append(path)
+    for f in files:
+        opener = gzip.open if f.suffix == ".gz" else open
+        try:
+            with opener(f, "rt", encoding="utf-8") as fh:  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                for line in fh:
+                    line = line.strip()
+                    if not line:
+                        continue
+                    try:
+                        rec = json.loads(line)
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                        continue
+                    ts = rec.get("ts")
+                    if not isinstance(ts, (int, float)):
+                        continue
+                    if ts < since:
+                        continue
+                    if ts > until:
+                        # Records are append-monotonic within a file, so
+                        # the rest of this file is also past `until`.
+                        # Archives can still overlap each other, so only
+                        # short-circuit this file, not the whole scan.
+                        break
+                    yield rec
+        except (FileNotFoundError, OSError):
+            continue
+
+
+# -- queries ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def logs_window(
+    start: Any = "-15m",
+    end: Any = "now",
+    *,
+    grep: str | None = None,
+    level: str | None = None,
+    tag: str | None = None,
+    port: str | None = None,
+    max_lines: int = 200,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Recent firmware log lines, filtered.
+
+    `level` accepts a single level name or pipe-separated set
+    ("WARN|ERROR|CRIT"). `grep` is a regex (Python re) over the raw
+    `line` field. Returns the last `max_lines` matches.
+    """
+    s = _parse_time(start)
+    e = _parse_time(end)
+    levels = _split_set(level)
+    if grep:
+        try:
+            grep_re = re.compile(grep)
+        except re.error as exc:
+            preview = (
+                grep
+                if len(grep) <= _REGEX_PREVIEW_MAX
+                else f"{grep[:_REGEX_PREVIEW_TRUNCATE]}..."
+            )
+            raise ValueError(f"invalid grep regex {preview!r}: {exc}") from exc
+    else:
+        grep_re = None
+
+    base = get_recorder().base_dir
+    matched = 0
+    out: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for rec in _iter_jsonl(base / "logs.jsonl", since=s, until=e):
+        if levels and rec.get("level") not in levels:
+            continue
+        if tag and rec.get("tag") != tag:
+            continue
+        if port and rec.get("port") != port:
+            continue
+        if grep_re and not grep_re.search(rec.get("line") or ""):
+            continue
+        matched += 1
+        out.append(rec)
+        if len(out) > max_lines:
+            out.pop(0)  # keep the most recent N
+    return {
+        "lines": out,
+        "total_matched": matched,
+        "dropped": max(0, matched - max_lines),
+        "window": {"start": s, "end": e},
+    }
+
+
+def telemetry_timeline(
+    window: Any = "1h",
+    *,
+    variant: str = "local",
+    field: str = "free_heap",
+    port: str | None = None,
+    max_points: int = 200,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Timeseries of one telemetry field, downsampled.
+
+    `field` matches both the protobuf snake_case name (`free_heap`,
+    `heap_free_bytes`, `battery_level`) and camelCase (`freeHeap`).
+    Server-side bucket-mean downsamples to ≤ `max_points`. Returns
+    `slope_per_min` (linear regression slope, units/min) so a leak
+    detector can read one number.
+    """
+    end = time.time()
+    if isinstance(window, (int, float)):
+        # Numeric `window` is a duration in seconds — "last N seconds".
+        # Without this branch, `_parse_time(-N)` would treat -N as an
+        # absolute epoch timestamp (i.e., Jan 1 1970 minus N seconds),
+        # producing a wildly negative `start` and matching nothing.
+        start = end - float(window)
+    elif isinstance(window, str) and not window.startswith("-"):
+        # Bare string like "1h" is sugar for "-1h".
+        start = _parse_time(f"-{window}", now=end)
+    else:
+        start = _parse_time(window, now=end)
+
+    base = get_recorder().base_dir
+    raw: list[tuple[float, float]] = []
+    field_aliases = _field_aliases(field)
+    for rec in _iter_jsonl(base / "telemetry.jsonl", since=start, until=end):
+        if rec.get("variant") != variant:
+            continue
+        if port and rec.get("port") != port:
+            continue
+        fields = rec.get("fields") or {}
+        value: Any = None
+        for alias in field_aliases:
+            if alias in fields:
+                value = fields[alias]
+                break
+        if not isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+            continue
+        raw.append((float(rec["ts"]), float(value)))
+
+    if not raw:
+        return {
+            "points": [],
+            "samples": 0,
+            "min": None,
+            "max": None,
+            "slope_per_min": None,
+            "window": {"start": start, "end": end, "variant": variant, "field": field},
+        }
+
+    points = _downsample(raw, max_points=max_points)
+    values = [v for _, v in raw]
+    return {
+        "points": [{"ts": ts, "value": v} for ts, v in points],
+        "samples": len(raw),
+        "min": min(values),
+        "max": max(values),
+        "slope_per_min": _slope_per_min(raw),
+        "window": {"start": start, "end": end, "variant": variant, "field": field},
+    }
+
+
+def packets_window(
+    start: Any = "-5m",
+    end: Any = "now",
+    *,
+    portnum: str | None = None,
+    from_node: str | None = None,
+    to_node: str | None = None,
+    max: int = 200,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    s = _parse_time(start)
+    e = _parse_time(end)
+    portnums = _split_set(portnum)
+    base = get_recorder().base_dir
+    matched = 0
+    out: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for rec in _iter_jsonl(base / "packets.jsonl", since=s, until=e):
+        if portnums and rec.get("portnum") not in portnums:
+            continue
+        if from_node and str(rec.get("from_node")) != str(from_node):
+            continue
+        if to_node and str(rec.get("to_node")) != str(to_node):
+            continue
+        matched += 1
+        out.append(rec)
+        if len(out) > max:
+            out.pop(0)
+    return {
+        "packets": out,
+        "total_matched": matched,
+        "dropped": matched - max if matched > max else 0,
+        "window": {"start": s, "end": e},
+    }
+
+
+def events_window(
+    start: Any = "-1h",
+    end: Any = "now",
+    *,
+    kind: str | None = None,
+    max: int = 200,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    s = _parse_time(start)
+    e = _parse_time(end)
+    kinds = _split_set(kind)
+    base = get_recorder().base_dir
+    matched = 0
+    out: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for rec in _iter_jsonl(base / "events.jsonl", since=s, until=e):
+        if kinds and rec.get("kind") not in kinds:
+            continue
+        matched += 1
+        out.append(rec)
+        if len(out) > max:
+            out.pop(0)
+    return {
+        "events": out,
+        "total_matched": matched,
+        "dropped": matched - max if matched > max else 0,
+        "window": {"start": s, "end": e},
+    }
+
+
+def export(
+    start: Any,
+    end: Any,
+    dest_dir: str,
+    *,
+    streams: list[str] | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Bundle a slice of each requested stream into `dest_dir`.
+
+    For a notebook, a bug report, or a Datadog backfill. Output files
+    are uncompressed JSONL (callers gzip themselves if they want to).
+    """
+    s = _parse_time(start)
+    e = _parse_time(end)
+    selected = streams or ["logs", "telemetry", "packets", "events"]
+    dest = Path(dest_dir)
+    dest.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    base = get_recorder().base_dir
+    paths: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for stream in selected:
+        src = base / f"{stream}.jsonl"
+        if not src.exists() and not list(base.glob(f"{stream}.*.jsonl.gz")):
+            continue
+        out_path = dest / f"{stream}.jsonl"
+        n = 0
+        with out_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+            for rec in _iter_jsonl(src, since=s, until=e):
+                fh.write(json.dumps(rec, separators=(",", ":")) + "\n")
+                n += 1
+        paths[stream] = str(out_path)
+        paths[f"{stream}_count"] = str(n)
+    return {"dest_dir": str(dest), "paths": paths, "window": {"start": s, "end": e}}
+
+
+# -- helpers ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _split_set(value: str | None) -> set[str] | None:
+    if not value:
+        return None
+    return {v.strip() for v in value.split("|") if v.strip()}
+
+
+def _field_aliases(field: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Accept snake_case OR camelCase, plus a few legacy aliases."""
+    snake = field
+    camel = _snake_to_camel(field)
+    aliases = {snake, camel}
+    # Old protobuf fields (pre-LocalStats) used different names
+    legacy = {
+        "free_heap": ["free_heap", "freeHeap", "heap_free_bytes", "heapFreeBytes"],
+        "heap_free_bytes": [
+            "heap_free_bytes",
+            "heapFreeBytes",
+            "free_heap",
+            "freeHeap",
+        ],
+        "total_heap": ["total_heap", "totalHeap", "heap_total_bytes", "heapTotalBytes"],
+        "heap_total_bytes": [
+            "heap_total_bytes",
+            "heapTotalBytes",
+            "total_heap",
+            "totalHeap",
+        ],
+    }
+    if field in legacy:
+        aliases.update(legacy[field])
+    return list(aliases)
+
+
+def _snake_to_camel(name: str) -> str:
+    parts = name.split("_")
+    return parts[0] + "".join(p.title() for p in parts[1:])
+
+
+def _downsample(
+    points: list[tuple[float, float]], *, max_points: int
+) -> list[tuple[float, float]]:
+    if len(points) <= max_points:
+        return points
+    # Even-bucket mean. Preserves shape better than nth-sample picking.
+    n = len(points)
+    bucket = n / max_points
+    out: list[tuple[float, float]] = []
+    i = 0
+    for k in range(max_points):
+        end = int((k + 1) * bucket)
+        end = min(end, n)
+        if end <= i:
+            continue
+        chunk = points[i:end]
+        ts = chunk[len(chunk) // 2][0]
+        val = statistics.fmean(v for _, v in chunk)
+        out.append((ts, val))
+        i = end
+    return out
+
+
+def _slope_per_min(points: list[tuple[float, float]]) -> float | None:
+    """Least-squares slope (units per minute). None if too few points."""
+    if len(points) < 2:
+        return None
+    xs = [t for t, _ in points]
+    ys = [v for _, v in points]
+    n = len(xs)
+    mean_x = sum(xs) / n
+    mean_y = sum(ys) / n
+    num = sum((xs[i] - mean_x) * (ys[i] - mean_y) for i in range(n))
+    den = sum((x - mean_x) ** 2 for x in xs)
+    if den == 0:
+        return None
+    slope_per_sec = num / den
+    return slope_per_sec * 60.0
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def _run_capturing(
    cwd: Path | None = None,
    timeout: float | None = None,
    tee_header: str | None = None,
+    extra_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
 ) -> tuple[int, str, str, float]:
    """Run a subprocess, capture stdout+stderr, optionally tee to the flash log.

@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ def _run_capturing(
    `subprocess.TimeoutExpired` on timeout (callers map this to their own
    domain-specific error).

+    `extra_env` merges into the subprocess environment (parent env stays
+    intact). Used for `PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS=-DDEBUG_HEAP=1` and similar.
+
    Fast path: `subprocess.run(capture_output=True)` when no flash log is
    configured (unchanged behavior).

@@ -110,6 +114,9 @@ def _run_capturing(
    """
    log_path = _flash_log_path()
    t0 = time.monotonic()
+    env = None
+    if extra_env:
+        env = {**os.environ, **extra_env}

    if log_path is None:
        # Fast path — unchanged.
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ def _run_capturing(
            capture_output=True,
            text=True,
            timeout=timeout,
+            env=env,
        )
        return (
            proc.returncode,
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ def _run_capturing(
        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
        text=True,
        bufsize=1,  # line-buffered
+        env=env,
    )
    stdout_chunks: list[str] = []
    stderr_chunks: list[str] = []
@@ -232,12 +241,17 @@ def run(
    cwd: Path | None = None,
    timeout: float | None = TIMEOUT_DEFAULT,
    check: bool = True,
+    extra_env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
 ) -> PioResult:
    """Invoke `pio <args>` and return captured output.

    `cwd` defaults to the firmware root. `check=True` raises `PioError` on
    non-zero exit; set `check=False` to inspect `returncode` manually.

+    `extra_env` merges into the subprocess environment — used for
+    `PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS=-DDEBUG_HEAP=1` and similar build-time
+    toggles that can't be expressed as command-line args.
+
    If `MESHTASTIC_MCP_FLASH_LOG` is set, output is also tee'd to that file
    line-by-line as it arrives (for live flash progress in the TUI).
    """
@@ -250,6 +264,7 @@ def run(
            cwd=work_dir,
            timeout=timeout,
            tee_header=f"pio {' '.join(args)}",
+            extra_env=extra_env,
        )
    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as exc:
        raise PioTimeout(f"pio {' '.join(args)} timed out after {timeout}s") from exc
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""Persistent device-log capture.
+
+Singleton `Recorder` subscribes once to the meshtastic pubsub fan-out
+(`meshtastic.log.line`, `meshtastic.receive.*`, `meshtastic.connection.*`)
+and appends to four JSONL files under `mcp-server/.mtlog/`. Pubsub is
+process-global so a single subscription captures every active interface
+(serial / TCP / BLE) without any per-connection bookkeeping.
+
+The recorder is opt-in-by-import: importing this package is a no-op; call
+`get_recorder().start()` (which `server.py` does at FastMCP app init) to
+begin writing. `pause()` / `resume()` exist for the rare case the user
+wants a clean stretch of file (e.g. capturing a known-good baseline).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .recorder import Recorder, get_recorder
+
+__all__ = ["Recorder", "get_recorder"]
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+"""Best-effort parsers for log lines and telemetry packets.
+
+Two flavors of log line cross our pubsub subscription:
+  1. Text-mode path (debug_log_api disabled): the meshtastic Python lib
+     accumulates bytes between protobuf frames and emits the full
+     firmware-formatted line, e.g.
+         "INFO  | 12:34:56 12345 [Main] Booting"
+     — level, HH:MM:SS, uptime seconds, thread bracket, then message.
+  2. LogRecord protobuf path (debug_log_api enabled): the lib calls
+     `_handleLogLine(record.message)` with ONLY the message body. The
+     level/source/time fields on the LogRecord are dropped before
+     pubsub fan-out. We get e.g. just "Booting".
+
+Both arrive on `meshtastic.log.line`. The parser tries to recover a
+level + thread when the prefix is present and falls back to level=None
+otherwise. Consumers who want level filtering on protobuf-mode hosts
+should grep the raw `line` field instead.
+
+Telemetry: `meshtastic.receive.telemetry` packets carry one of several
+metric variants in `packet["decoded"]["telemetry"]`. We flatten the
+chosen variant into a {field: value} dict so callers don't have to
+know the protobuf shape.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+from typing import Any
+
+# Match: LEVEL | HH:MM:SS UPTIME [Thread] message
+# HH:MM:SS may be ??:??:?? when RTC isn't valid. The level alternation
+# below is the canonical list — DebugConfiguration.h's MESHTASTIC_LOG_LEVEL_*
+# macros must stay in sync with these strings.
+_LINE_RE = re.compile(
+    r"""
+    ^
+    (?P<level>DEBUG|INFO\ |WARN\ |ERROR|CRIT\ |TRACE|HEAP\ )
+    \s*\|\s*
+    (?P<clock>(?:\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})|(?:\?{2}:\?{2}:\?{2}))
+    \s+
+    (?P<uptime>\d+)
+    \s+
+    (?:\[(?P<thread>[^\]]+)\]\s+)?
+    (?P<msg>.*)
+    $
+    """,
+    re.VERBOSE,
+)
+
+# DEBUG_HEAP build prepends `[heap N] ` to every message body, AFTER the
+# thread bracket. See src/RedirectablePrint.cpp:175.
+_HEAP_PREFIX_RE = re.compile(r"^\[heap\s+(?P<heap>\d+)\]\s+(?P<rest>.*)$")
+
+# OSThread leak/free detection. See src/concurrency/OSThread.cpp:89-91.
+# Format: "------ Thread NAME leaked heap A -> B (delta) ------"
+#         "++++++ Thread NAME freed heap A -> B (delta) ++++++"
+_THREAD_HEAP_RE = re.compile(
+    r"""
+    ^[\-+]+\s*
+    Thread\s+(?P<thread>\S+)\s+
+    (?P<kind>leaked|freed)\s+heap\s+
+    (?P<before>-?\d+)\s*->\s*(?P<after>-?\d+)\s+
+    \((?P<delta>-?\d+)\)
+    """,
+    re.VERBOSE,
+)
+
+# Power.cpp:908 periodic heap status (DEBUG_HEAP only).
+# Format: "Heap status: FREE/TOTAL bytes free (DELTA), running R/N threads"
+_HEAP_STATUS_RE = re.compile(
+    r"""
+    Heap\s+status:\s+
+    (?P<free>\d+)\s*/\s*(?P<total>\d+)\s+bytes\s+free
+    (?:\s+\((?P<delta>-?\d+)\))?
+    """,
+    re.VERBOSE,
+)
+
+
+_ANSI_RE = re.compile(r"\x1b\[[0-9;]*[A-Za-z]")
+_HEAP_BRACKET_RE = re.compile(r"^heap\s+(?P<heap>\d+)$")
+
+
+def parse_log_line(line: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Best-effort decompose a raw firmware log line.
+
+    Returns a dict with at least `line` (the original, unmodified — ANSI
+    codes preserved for fidelity). Adds `level`, `tag`, `clock`,
+    `uptime_s`, and `msg` when the full prefix is present.
+
+    Handles two firmware quirks:
+      - LogRecord.message can carry ANSI color escapes from RedirectablePrint
+        (the BLE/StreamAPI path inherited the colored body in some builds).
+        We strip ANSI before regex matching so the prefix survives.
+      - DEBUG_HEAP injects `[heap N]` after the thread bracket. When NO
+        thread name is set, the heap takes the thread bracket position —
+        looks like `[heap 12345] msg`. We detect that shape and move it
+        out of `tag` and into `heap_free`.
+
+    DEBUG_HEAP-build extras (when `[heap N]` is injected): `heap_free`
+    (bytes), and when a `Thread X leaked|freed heap` line is recognized,
+    `heap_event` = {kind, thread, before, after, delta}.
+
+    Never raises.
+    """
+    out: dict[str, Any] = {"line": line}
+    if not line:
+        return out
+
+    # Strip ANSI escapes BEFORE any regex matching. The original `line`
+    # stays in `out["line"]` for fidelity / future grep.
+    clean = _ANSI_RE.sub("", line)
+
+    m = _LINE_RE.match(clean)
+    msg: str | None = None
+    if m:
+        level = m.group("level").rstrip()
+        out["level"] = level
+        out["clock"] = m.group("clock")
+        try:
+            out["uptime_s"] = int(m.group("uptime"))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            out["uptime_s"] = None
+        thread = m.group("thread")
+        if thread:
+            # If "thread" is actually the heap prefix taking the bracket
+            # position (DEBUG_HEAP build, no thread set), capture heap
+            # and leave tag unset.
+            hb = _HEAP_BRACKET_RE.match(thread.strip())
+            if hb:
+                try:
+                    out["heap_free"] = int(hb.group("heap"))
+                except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                    pass
+            else:
+                out["tag"] = thread
+        msg = m.group("msg")
+        out["msg"] = msg
+    else:
+        # No prefix — bare LogRecord.message body. Inspect the whole
+        # line for DEBUG_HEAP-style content; the heap-prefix and
+        # thread-leak patterns can survive on either path.
+        msg = clean
+
+    # DEBUG_HEAP per-line heap prefix: `[heap 92344] message`.
+    # Sits AFTER the thread bracket and BEFORE the message body, but
+    # for bare LogRecord lines it's at the start. Match it at the
+    # head of `msg`.
+    if msg:
+        hp = _HEAP_PREFIX_RE.match(msg)
+        if hp:
+            try:
+                out["heap_free"] = int(hp.group("heap"))
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                pass
+            else:
+                # Strip the prefix from `msg` so a grep on the message
+                # body doesn't have to know about it.
+                out["msg"] = hp.group("rest")
+                msg = hp.group("rest")
+
+        # Thread-level leak/free detection.
+        thr = _THREAD_HEAP_RE.search(msg)
+        if thr:
+            try:
+                out["heap_event"] = {
+                    "kind": thr.group("kind"),
+                    "thread": thr.group("thread"),
+                    "before": int(thr.group("before")),
+                    "after": int(thr.group("after")),
+                    "delta": int(thr.group("delta")),
+                }
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                pass
+
+        # Power.cpp periodic "Heap status: F/T bytes free (D), running ..."
+        hs = _HEAP_STATUS_RE.search(msg)
+        if hs:
+            try:
+                out["heap_free"] = int(hs.group("free"))
+                out["heap_total"] = int(hs.group("total"))
+                if hs.group("delta") is not None:
+                    out["heap_delta"] = int(hs.group("delta"))
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                pass
+
+    return out
+
+
+# -- Telemetry ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Order matters: meshtastic-python decoded packets use the protobuf
+# `oneof variant` field name (snake_case) as the dict key.
+_TELEMETRY_VARIANTS = (
+    ("device_metrics", "device"),
+    ("local_stats", "local"),
+    ("environment_metrics", "environment"),
+    ("power_metrics", "power"),
+    ("air_quality_metrics", "airQuality"),
+    ("health_metrics", "health"),
+    ("host_metrics", "host"),
+)
+
+
+def extract_telemetry(packet: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    """Pull the telemetry variant + flat fields out of a `meshtastic.receive.telemetry`
+    packet. Returns None when the shape isn't what we expect — so the
+    caller can fall back to a generic packets.jsonl row.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(packet, dict):
+        return None
+    decoded = packet.get("decoded")
+    if not isinstance(decoded, dict):
+        return None
+    telem = decoded.get("telemetry")
+    if not isinstance(telem, dict):
+        return None
+    # The Python lib produces dict-of-camelCase keys via MessageToDict.
+    # Try both camelCase and snake_case to be robust to lib version drift.
+    for snake, label in _TELEMETRY_VARIANTS:
+        camel = _snake_to_camel(snake)
+        for key in (snake, camel):
+            value = telem.get(key)
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                return {
+                    "variant": label,
+                    "fields": {k: _scalarize(v) for k, v in value.items()},
+                    "time": telem.get("time"),
+                }
+    return None
+
+
+def _snake_to_camel(name: str) -> str:
+    parts = name.split("_")
+    return parts[0] + "".join(p.title() for p in parts[1:])
+
+
+def _scalarize(value: Any) -> Any:
+    """Keep telemetry fields JSON-friendly. Lists/dicts pass through
+    untouched; bytes -> hex string; protobuf enums occasionally arrive
+    as ints (fine) or strings (also fine)."""
+    if isinstance(value, (bytes, bytearray, memoryview)):
+        return bytes(value).hex()
+    return value
+
+
+# -- Generic packet summary ---------------------------------------------
+
+
+def summarize_packet(
+    packet: dict[str, Any], *, payload_hex_len: int = 64
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Reduce a packet dict to a stable, queryable summary. Drops the
+    full payload bytes — the recorder records summaries, not pcaps.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(packet, dict):
+        return {"raw_type": type(packet).__name__}
+    decoded = packet.get("decoded") if isinstance(packet.get("decoded"), dict) else {}
+    portnum = decoded.get("portnum") if isinstance(decoded, dict) else None
+    payload = decoded.get("payload") if isinstance(decoded, dict) else None
+    payload_hex = None
+    payload_size = None
+    if isinstance(payload, (bytes, bytearray, memoryview)):
+        b = bytes(payload)
+        payload_size = len(b)
+        payload_hex = b[:payload_hex_len].hex() if b else ""
+    elif isinstance(payload, str):
+        # Some decoded payloads (text messages) come as decoded strings.
+        payload_size = len(payload)
+        payload_hex = None  # not bytes
+    return {
+        "from_node": packet.get("fromId") or packet.get("from"),
+        "to_node": packet.get("toId") or packet.get("to"),
+        "portnum": portnum,
+        "hop_limit": packet.get("hopLimit"),
+        "want_ack": packet.get("wantAck"),
+        "rx_rssi": packet.get("rxRssi"),
+        "rx_snr": packet.get("rxSnr"),
+        "channel": packet.get("channel"),
+        "id": packet.get("id"),
+        "payload_size": payload_size,
+        "payload_hex_prefix": payload_hex,
+    }
+
+
+# -- Interface identification ------------------------------------------
+
+
+def interface_label(interface: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Stable identifier for the meshtastic interface that emitted an event.
+
+    Used as the `port`/`role` tag on every recorded row. SerialInterface
+    has `devPath`; TCPInterface has `hostname`+`portNumber`; BLEInterface
+    has `address`. Falls back to the class name when none of those exist.
+    """
+    if interface is None:
+        return {"port": None, "role": None}
+    dev_path = getattr(interface, "devPath", None)
+    if dev_path:
+        return {"port": str(dev_path), "role": "serial"}
+    hostname = getattr(interface, "hostname", None)
+    if hostname:
+        port_num = getattr(interface, "portNumber", None)
+        endpoint = f"tcp://{hostname}:{port_num}" if port_num else f"tcp://{hostname}"
+        return {"port": endpoint, "role": "tcp"}
+    address = getattr(interface, "address", None)
+    if address:
+        return {"port": str(address), "role": "ble"}
+    return {"port": type(interface).__name__, "role": None}
@@ -0,0 +1,467 @@
+"""Process-global recorder singleton.
+
+Subscribes once to the meshtastic pubsub fan-out and writes four append-only
+JSONL streams under `mcp-server/.mtlog/`. The pubsub fan-out is
+process-global — a single subscription captures every active interface
+without per-connection bookkeeping.
+
+Files:
+  logs.jsonl      — every `meshtastic.log.line` event (best-effort prefix
+                    parsed for level/tag/uptime; raw `line` always preserved)
+  telemetry.jsonl — `meshtastic.receive.telemetry` packets, flattened by
+                    variant (device / local / environment / power / etc.)
+  packets.jsonl   — every other `meshtastic.receive.*` packet, summarized
+                    (portnum, hops, RSSI/SNR, payload size + 64-byte hex)
+  events.jsonl    — connection lifecycle, node-DB updates, and manual
+                    `mark_event` rows. Lower volume; useful for aligning
+                    timelines.
+
+Pause/resume: `pause()` flips a flag; subscriptions stay registered. The
+write methods short-circuit when paused, so we don't lose ordering when
+resumed (we just have a gap). No queueing.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+import threading
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from . import parsers
+from .rotating import _RotatingJsonl
+
+_DEFAULT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3] / ".mtlog"
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Recorder:
+    """Singleton write-side of the persistent log capture system."""
+
+    def __init__(self, base_dir: Path | None = None) -> None:
+        self.base_dir = Path(base_dir) if base_dir else _DEFAULT_DIR
+        self._lock = threading.RLock()
+        self._started = False
+        self._paused = False
+        self._pause_reason: str | None = None
+        self._started_at: float | None = None
+        self._handlers: list[tuple[str, Any]] = []
+        self._files: dict[str, _RotatingJsonl] = {}
+
+    # -- lifecycle ----------------------------------------------------
+
+    def start(self) -> None:
+        """Idempotent. Safe to call from FastMCP app startup."""
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._started:
+                return
+            self.base_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            self._files = {
+                "logs": _RotatingJsonl(self.base_dir / "logs.jsonl"),
+                "telemetry": _RotatingJsonl(self.base_dir / "telemetry.jsonl"),
+                "packets": _RotatingJsonl(self.base_dir / "packets.jsonl"),
+                "events": _RotatingJsonl(self.base_dir / "events.jsonl"),
+            }
+            self._wire_pubsub()
+            self._started = True
+            self._started_at = time.time()
+        # Write the recorder_start marker after the initialization block.
+        # `_write_event()` re-checks recorder state via `_files_snapshot()`,
+        # so keeping this out of the setup block avoids nested lifecycle work.
+        self._write_event(kind="recorder_start", label="recorder_started")
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        with self._lock:
+            if not self._started:
+                return
+            self._unwire_pubsub()
+            for f in self._files.values():
+                f.close()
+            self._files = {}
+            self._started = False
+
+    def pause(self, reason: str | None = None) -> None:
+        # Write the pause marker BEFORE flipping the flag — `_write_event`
+        # short-circuits when paused, so the order matters for this event
+        # to actually land in events.jsonl.
+        self._write_event(
+            kind="recorder_pause",
+            label="paused",
+            note=reason,
+        )
+        with self._lock:
+            self._paused = True
+            self._pause_reason = reason
+
+    def resume(self) -> None:
+        # Mirror of `pause()`: clear the flag first, then write the marker
+        # so it isn't suppressed by the still-paused short-circuit.
+        with self._lock:
+            self._paused = False
+            self._pause_reason = None
+        self._write_event(kind="recorder_resume", label="resumed")
+
+    # -- pubsub wiring ------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _wire_pubsub(self) -> None:
+        from pubsub import pub  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+
+        # Subscribers — one per topic. Each pubsub publisher sends
+        # keyword args matching its handler's signature; pubsub
+        # introspects the function signature to route args.
+        bindings = [
+            ("meshtastic.log.line", self._on_log_line),
+            ("meshtastic.serial.line", self._on_serial_line),
+            ("meshtastic.receive", self._on_receive),
+            ("meshtastic.receive.telemetry", self._on_telemetry),
+            ("meshtastic.connection.established", self._on_connection_established),
+            ("meshtastic.connection.lost", self._on_connection_lost),
+            ("meshtastic.node.updated", self._on_node_updated),
+        ]
+        for topic, handler in bindings:
+            try:
+                pub.subscribe(handler, topic)
+                self._handlers.append((topic, handler))
+            except Exception as exc:
+                # If pubsub refuses one binding (signature mismatch on
+                # an old lib version), log it and keep the rest.
+                log.warning("Recorder failed to subscribe to %s: %s", topic, exc)
+
+    def _unwire_pubsub(self) -> None:
+        from pubsub import pub  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+
+        for topic, handler in self._handlers:
+            try:
+                pub.unsubscribe(handler, topic)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        self._handlers.clear()
+
+    # -- handlers -----------------------------------------------------
+    #
+    # Pubsub callbacks must never raise. Every handler is wrapped in a
+    # try/except that swallows so a bug here can't take down the
+    # SerialInterface receive thread.
+    #
+    # Threading: handlers fire on whatever thread the meshtastic library
+    # dispatches from (varies by interface), while `stop()` clears
+    # `self._files` under `self._lock`. We snapshot `_files` under the
+    # lock at the top of each handler so a concurrent stop can't
+    # KeyError us mid-write. The actual file write goes through
+    # `_RotatingJsonl` which has its own lock.
+
+    def _files_snapshot(self) -> dict[str, _RotatingJsonl] | None:
+        """Atomic-ish view of `self._files`. Returns None when the recorder
+        is paused or stopped, so handlers can early-exit cleanly without
+        racing `stop()`'s clear."""
+        with self._lock:
+            if not self._started or self._paused:
+                return None
+            return dict(self._files)
+
+    def _on_log_line(self, line: str, interface: Any = None) -> None:
+        files = self._files_snapshot()
+        if files is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            tags = parsers.interface_label(interface)
+            parsed = parsers.parse_log_line(str(line))
+            ts = time.time()
+            record: dict[str, Any] = {
+                "ts": ts,
+                "port": tags["port"],
+                "role": tags["role"],
+                "level": parsed.get("level"),
+                "tag": parsed.get("tag"),
+                "uptime_s": parsed.get("uptime_s"),
+                "line": parsed["line"],
+            }
+            # DEBUG_HEAP enrichments (only present when the firmware
+            # was built with -DDEBUG_HEAP=1). Surface as first-class
+            # fields so logs_window can grep/filter on them and so
+            # heap_free synthesizes a telemetry point below.
+            if "heap_free" in parsed:
+                record["heap_free"] = parsed["heap_free"]
+            if "heap_total" in parsed:
+                record["heap_total"] = parsed["heap_total"]
+            if "heap_delta" in parsed:
+                record["heap_delta"] = parsed["heap_delta"]
+            heap_event = parsed.get("heap_event")
+            if heap_event:
+                record["heap_event"] = heap_event
+            files["logs"].write(record)
+
+            # If the line carried a heap snapshot, also write it as a
+            # synthesized LocalStats-shaped row so telemetry_timeline
+            # picks it up at log cadence (much higher resolution than
+            # the ~60 s LocalStats packet). Tagged source=debug_heap so
+            # consumers can filter if mixing scales is unwanted.
+            heap_free = parsed.get("heap_free")
+            if isinstance(heap_free, int):
+                fields: dict[str, Any] = {"heap_free_bytes": heap_free}
+                heap_total = parsed.get("heap_total")
+                if isinstance(heap_total, int):
+                    fields["heap_total_bytes"] = heap_total
+                files["telemetry"].write(
+                    {
+                        "ts": ts,
+                        "port": tags["port"],
+                        "role": tags["role"],
+                        "from_node": None,
+                        "variant": "local",
+                        "fields": fields,
+                        "source": "debug_heap",
+                    }
+                )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def _on_serial_line(self, line: str, port: str | None = None) -> None:
+        """Text-mode passive tap. Fired from `serial_session._drain` when a
+        `pio device monitor` subprocess is running.
+
+        Same parse + heap-synthesis path as `_on_log_line`, but receives
+        the raw text-formatted line (full level/clock/uptime/thread/`[heap N]`/
+        body). On DEBUG_HEAP builds in text mode this gives us per-log-line
+        heap data — far higher cadence than LocalStats, and works without
+        protobuf API mode (no SerialInterface required).
+        """
+        files = self._files_snapshot()
+        if files is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            parsed = parsers.parse_log_line(str(line))
+            ts = time.time()
+            record: dict[str, Any] = {
+                "ts": ts,
+                "port": port,
+                "role": "serial_session",
+                "level": parsed.get("level"),
+                "tag": parsed.get("tag"),
+                "uptime_s": parsed.get("uptime_s"),
+                "line": parsed["line"],
+            }
+            if "heap_free" in parsed:
+                record["heap_free"] = parsed["heap_free"]
+            if "heap_total" in parsed:
+                record["heap_total"] = parsed["heap_total"]
+            if "heap_delta" in parsed:
+                record["heap_delta"] = parsed["heap_delta"]
+            heap_event = parsed.get("heap_event")
+            if heap_event:
+                record["heap_event"] = heap_event
+            files["logs"].write(record)
+
+            # Synthesize a heap_free telemetry sample whenever the line
+            # carries one — same logic as _on_log_line, tagged source so
+            # consumers can distinguish text-mode tap from protobuf path.
+            heap_free = parsed.get("heap_free")
+            if isinstance(heap_free, int):
+                fields: dict[str, Any] = {"heap_free_bytes": heap_free}
+                heap_total = parsed.get("heap_total")
+                if isinstance(heap_total, int):
+                    fields["heap_total_bytes"] = heap_total
+                files["telemetry"].write(
+                    {
+                        "ts": ts,
+                        "port": port,
+                        "role": "serial_session",
+                        "from_node": None,
+                        "variant": "local",
+                        "fields": fields,
+                        "source": "debug_heap_serial",
+                    }
+                )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def _on_telemetry(self, packet: dict[str, Any], interface: Any = None) -> None:
+        files = self._files_snapshot()
+        if files is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            tags = parsers.interface_label(interface)
+            extracted = parsers.extract_telemetry(packet)
+            if extracted is None:
+                # Couldn't extract a known variant — fall through to the
+                # generic `_on_receive` path, which will still fire for
+                # this packet via the parent topic.
+                return
+            record = {
+                "ts": time.time(),
+                "port": tags["port"],
+                "role": tags["role"],
+                "from_node": packet.get("fromId") or packet.get("from"),
+                "variant": extracted["variant"],
+                "fields": extracted["fields"],
+                "device_time": extracted.get("time"),
+            }
+            files["telemetry"].write(record)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def _on_receive(self, packet: dict[str, Any], interface: Any = None) -> None:
+        # Generic-receive fires for EVERY packet. Telemetry packets get
+        # recorded twice (here and in _on_telemetry) — that's intentional:
+        # packets.jsonl is the universal record, telemetry.jsonl is the
+        # structured timeseries view.
+        files = self._files_snapshot()
+        if files is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            tags = parsers.interface_label(interface)
+            summary = parsers.summarize_packet(packet)
+            record = {
+                "ts": time.time(),
+                "port": tags["port"],
+                "role": tags["role"],
+                **summary,
+            }
+            files["packets"].write(record)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def _on_connection_established(self, interface: Any = None) -> None:
+        self._write_event(
+            kind="connection_established",
+            interface=interface,
+        )
+
+    def _on_connection_lost(self, interface: Any = None) -> None:
+        self._write_event(
+            kind="connection_lost",
+            interface=interface,
+        )
+
+    def _on_node_updated(
+        self, node: dict[str, Any] | None = None, interface: Any = None
+    ) -> None:
+        # Lower-volume than packets but informative — node ID, hops away,
+        # last heard. Skip the user dict if absent.
+        try:
+            user = (node or {}).get("user") if isinstance(node, dict) else None
+            self._write_event(
+                kind="node_updated",
+                interface=interface,
+                data={
+                    "num": (node or {}).get("num"),
+                    "id": (user or {}).get("id"),
+                    "short": (user or {}).get("shortName"),
+                    "long": (user or {}).get("longName"),
+                    "hops_away": (node or {}).get("hopsAway"),
+                    "snr": (node or {}).get("snr"),
+                    "last_heard": (node or {}).get("lastHeard"),
+                },
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # -- public write helpers -----------------------------------------
+
+    def mark_event(
+        self,
+        label: str,
+        note: str | None = None,
+        data: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """User-facing marker. Writes to events.jsonl AND emits a
+        synthetic logs.jsonl row tagged level=MARK so timelines align.
+        """
+        ts = self._write_event(kind="mark", label=label, note=note, data=data)
+        # Mirror into logs so a single logs_window grep finds it.
+        files = self._files_snapshot()
+        if files is not None:
+            try:
+                files["logs"].write(
+                    {
+                        "ts": ts,
+                        "port": None,
+                        "role": "marker",
+                        "level": "MARK",
+                        "tag": "mark_event",
+                        "line": f"[mark] {label}" + (f" — {note}" if note else ""),
+                    }
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        return {"ts": ts, "label": label}
+
+    def _write_event(
+        self,
+        *,
+        kind: str,
+        label: str | None = None,
+        note: str | None = None,
+        interface: Any = None,
+        data: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> float:
+        ts = time.time()
+        # Lifecycle markers (recorder_start, recorder_pause, recorder_resume)
+        # arrive at choreographed moments — `pause()` writes BEFORE flipping
+        # the flag and `resume()` writes AFTER clearing it, so those calls
+        # see _paused=False here. Other event kinds short-circuit when
+        # paused via the snapshot guard below.
+        files = self._files_snapshot()
+        if files is None:
+            return ts
+        try:
+            tags = parsers.interface_label(interface)
+            files["events"].write(
+                {
+                    "ts": ts,
+                    "kind": kind,
+                    "label": label,
+                    "note": note,
+                    "port": tags["port"],
+                    "role": tags["role"],
+                    "data": data,
+                }
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return ts
+
+    # -- introspection ------------------------------------------------
+
+    def status(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        with self._lock:
+            return {
+                "running": self._started,
+                "paused": self._paused,
+                "pause_reason": self._pause_reason,
+                "started_at": self._started_at,
+                "base_dir": str(self.base_dir),
+                "files": {name: f.status() for name, f in self._files.items()},
+            }
+
+    def force_rotate_all(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Test/admin hook: rotate every stream right now."""
+        with self._lock:
+            files = list(self._files.values())
+        for f in files:
+            f.force_rotate()
+        # `status()` re-acquires `self._lock`; release before calling it.
+        return self.status()
+
+
+# -- module-level singleton accessor ------------------------------------
+
+_INSTANCE_LOCK = threading.Lock()
+_INSTANCE: Recorder | None = None
+
+
+def get_recorder() -> Recorder:
+    """Return the process-global Recorder. Created on first call.
+
+    Honors `MESHTASTIC_MCP_LOG_DIR` env var for the base directory
+    (used by tests to redirect to a tmpdir).
+    """
+    global _INSTANCE
+    with _INSTANCE_LOCK:
+        if _INSTANCE is None:
+            override = os.environ.get("MESHTASTIC_MCP_LOG_DIR")
+            base = Path(override) if override else None
+            _INSTANCE = Recorder(base_dir=base)
+        return _INSTANCE
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+"""Append-only JSONL writer with size-capped rotation.
+
+A `_RotatingJsonl` owns one live `.jsonl` file. Writes are line-delimited
+JSON objects (one row per call). When the live file exceeds `max_bytes`,
+it is closed, gzipped to `<name>.YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS-uuuuuu-NNNNN.jsonl.gz`,
+and the live file resets to empty. Old archives past `keep_archives` are
+unlinked oldest-first.
+
+Size check is amortized — `os.fstat` runs every `check_every` writes,
+not per-write, so the hot path stays at one `fh.write` + one `fh.flush`.
+
+Threading: every public method acquires `self._lock`. The recorder runs
+several pubsub handlers on whatever thread the meshtastic library
+dispatches from (varies by interface), and queries from MCP tool calls
+arrive on the FastMCP request thread, so this lock is not optional.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import gzip
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import threading
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+
+class _RotatingJsonl:
+    """Append-only JSONL with size rotation. Thread-safe."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        path: Path,
+        *,
+        max_bytes: int = 100 * 1024 * 1024,
+        keep_archives: int = 5,
+        check_every: int = 1000,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.path = path
+        self.max_bytes = max_bytes
+        self.keep_archives = keep_archives
+        self.check_every = check_every
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._fh: Any = None
+        self._writes_since_check = 0
+        self._rotations = 0
+        self._lines_written = 0
+        self._last_ts: float | None = None
+        self._open()
+
+    # -- lifecycle ----------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _open(self) -> None:
+        self.path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        self._fh = self.path.open("a", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._fh is not None:
+                try:
+                    self._fh.close()
+                finally:
+                    self._fh = None
+
+    # -- write --------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def write(self, record: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Append one JSON object as a line. Triggers rotation if oversized."""
+        line = json.dumps(record, separators=(",", ":"), default=str) + "\n"
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._fh is None:
+                return
+            try:
+                self._fh.write(line)
+                self._fh.flush()
+            except Exception:
+                # Best-effort: a failed write must not crash the pubsub
+                # handler. Caller has no way to react anyway.
+                return
+            self._lines_written += 1
+            ts = record.get("ts")
+            if isinstance(ts, (int, float)):
+                self._last_ts = float(ts)
+            self._writes_since_check += 1
+            if self._writes_since_check >= self.check_every:
+                self._writes_since_check = 0
+                self._maybe_rotate()
+
+    # -- rotation -----------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _maybe_rotate(self) -> None:
+        # Caller holds self._lock.
+        try:
+            size = os.fstat(self._fh.fileno()).st_size
+        except OSError:
+            return
+        if size < self.max_bytes:
+            return
+        self._rotate_locked()
+
+    def _rotate_locked(self) -> None:
+        # Close, gzip-rename, reopen empty, prune oldest archives.
+        try:
+            self._fh.close()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        self._fh = None
+        # Microsecond-resolution timestamp + per-instance counter so back-
+        # to-back rotations (small max_bytes, repeated `force_rotate()`,
+        # or chatty test loops) get unique archive filenames. The lex
+        # sort order of `YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS-uuuuuu-NNNNN` is chronological,
+        # which `_prune_archives()` and `log_query._iter_jsonl()` both
+        # rely on.
+        stamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S-%f")
+        archive = self.path.with_suffix(f".{stamp}-{self._rotations:05d}.jsonl.gz")
+        try:
+            with self.path.open("rb") as src, gzip.open(archive, "wb") as dst:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(src, dst, length=1024 * 1024)
+            self.path.unlink()
+        except Exception:
+            # Rotation is best-effort. If gzip fails, leave the file
+            # in place and re-open it; we'll try again next check.
+            pass
+        self._open()
+        self._rotations += 1
+        self._prune_archives()
+
+    def _prune_archives(self) -> None:
+        # Match siblings of self.path.name with `.jsonl.gz` suffix.
+        prefix = self.path.stem  # "logs" for "logs.jsonl"
+        # Archive filenames are already lexicographically chronological.
+        # Prune by name, not mtime, so copied/restored files don't reorder.
+        archives = sorted(self.path.parent.glob(f"{prefix}.*.jsonl.gz"))
+        excess = len(archives) - self.keep_archives
+        for old in archives[: max(0, excess)]:
+            try:
+                old.unlink()
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
+    def force_rotate(self) -> None:
+        """Test/admin hook: rotate immediately regardless of size."""
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._fh is not None:
+                self._rotate_locked()
+
+    # -- introspection ------------------------------------------------
+
+    def status(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        with self._lock:
+            try:
+                size = os.fstat(self._fh.fileno()).st_size if self._fh else 0
+            except OSError:
+                size = 0
+            return {
+                "path": str(self.path),
+                "size": size,
+                "lines": self._lines_written,
+                "last_ts": self._last_ts,
+                "rotations": self._rotations,
+            }
@@ -46,7 +46,23 @@ class SerialSession:


 def _drain(session: SerialSession) -> None:
-    """Reader thread: line-by-line pull stdout into buffer."""
+    """Reader thread: line-by-line pull stdout into buffer.
+
+    Each line is also published to the `meshtastic.serial.line` pubsub
+    topic so the persistent recorder can capture it without holding its
+    own port. This is the text-mode tap path: when no SerialInterface is
+    open, the firmware emits full formatted lines (level + clock + uptime
+    + thread + `[heap N]` prefix on DEBUG_HEAP builds + body), and we
+    fan them out to whoever is listening. Pubsub is best-effort —
+    publish failures must never block the reader.
+    """
+    # Lazy import: pubsub isn't required just to import this module
+    # (e.g., during static analysis), and we want a clean test surface.
+    try:
+        from pubsub import pub  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+    except Exception:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
+        pub = None
+
    assert session.proc.stdout is not None
    try:
        for line in session.proc.stdout:
@@ -54,6 +70,16 @@ def _drain(session: SerialSession) -> None:
            with session.lock:
                session.buffer.append(line_stripped)
                session.total_lines += 1
+            if pub is not None:
+                try:
+                    pub.sendMessage(
+                        "meshtastic.serial.line",
+                        line=line_stripped,
+                        port=session.port,
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    # A subscriber raising must not break the reader.
+                    pass
    except Exception:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
        pass
    finally:
@@ -71,6 +97,10 @@ def open_session(
    If `env` is supplied, pio resolves baud and filters from platformio.ini.
    Otherwise uses the supplied `baud` and `filters` (default `['direct']`).
    """
+    # Lazy import to avoid circular: registry imports serial_session.
+    from . import connection
+
+    connection.reject_if_tcp(port, "serial_open")
    args = ["device", "monitor", "--port", port, "--no-reconnect"]
    effective_filters: list[str]
    effective_baud: int = baud
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ etc.). Business logic does not live here.

 from __future__ import annotations

+import logging
 from typing import Any

 from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
@@ -17,14 +18,34 @@ from . import (
    flash,
    hw_tools,
    info,
+    log_query,
    registry,
    serial_session,
 )
 from . import userprefs as userprefs_mod
+from .recorder import get_recorder
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

 app = FastMCP("meshtastic-mcp")


+def _start_recorder() -> None:
+    # Persistent device-log capture. Starts on first import — pubsub fan-out
+    # is process-global, so subscribing here captures every active interface
+    # (whether opened by an MCP tool, a pytest fixture, or a serial_session).
+    # Files land in mcp-server/.mtlog/ (gitignored). See recorder/recorder.py
+    # for the full design. Recorder startup is best-effort: an unwritable
+    # log dir or pubsub mismatch should not take the MCP server down.
+    try:
+        get_recorder().start()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.warning("Failed to start persistent recorder: %s", exc)
+
+
+_start_recorder()
+
+
 # ---------- Discovery & metadata ------------------------------------------


@@ -75,6 +96,7 @@ def build(
    env: str,
    with_manifest: bool = True,
    userprefs: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    build_flags: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Build firmware for one env via `pio run -e <env>`.

@@ -86,8 +108,21 @@ def build(
    build via userPrefs.jsonc injection. The file is restored after the build
    completes. Use `userprefs_manifest` to discover available keys. Use
    `userprefs_set` for persistent changes.
+
+    `build_flags` (optional): dict of `-D<NAME>=<VALUE>` macros for this build
+    only, injected via `PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS`. Common pattern:
+    `build_flags={"DEBUG_HEAP": 1}` enables per-thread leak detection + a
+    `[heap N]` prefix on every log line. The recorder picks the prefix up
+    automatically and synthesizes a high-resolution heap timeline that
+    `telemetry_timeline(field="free_heap")` can read alongside the normal
+    ~60 s LocalStats packets. Pair with `/leakhunt` for classification.
    """
-    return flash.build(env, with_manifest=with_manifest, userprefs_overrides=userprefs)
+    return flash.build(
+        env,
+        with_manifest=with_manifest,
+        userprefs_overrides=userprefs,
+        build_flags=build_flags,
+    )


@app.tool()
@@ -105,6 +140,7 @@ def pio_flash(
    port: str,
    confirm: bool = False,
    userprefs: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    build_flags: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Flash firmware via `pio run -e <env> -t upload --upload-port <port>`.

@@ -114,8 +150,19 @@ def pio_flash(

    `userprefs` (optional): dict of `USERPREFS_<KEY>: value` baked into this
    build via userPrefs.jsonc injection; restored after upload.
+
+    `build_flags` (optional): dict of `-D<NAME>=<VALUE>` macros for the
+    rebuild-before-upload, e.g. `{"DEBUG_HEAP": 1}`. Required for the flags
+    to actually land in the uploaded firmware — without it, the implicit
+    rebuild relinks without the env var and silently drops them.
    """
-    return flash.flash(env, port, confirm=confirm, userprefs_overrides=userprefs)
+    return flash.flash(
+        env,
+        port,
+        confirm=confirm,
+        userprefs_overrides=userprefs,
+        build_flags=build_flags,
+    )


@app.tool()
@@ -734,3 +781,185 @@ def picotool_load(uf2_path: str, confirm: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
 def picotool_raw(args: list[str], confirm: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Pass-through to `picotool`. load/reboot/save/erase require confirm=True."""
    return hw_tools.picotool_raw(args, confirm=confirm)
+
+
+# ---------- Persistent device-log capture (recorder) ----------------------
+#
+# The recorder is autouse — it starts at server import and continuously
+# writes every meshtastic pubsub event to JSONL files under .mtlog/. These
+# tools are query-only over those files, plus a few lifecycle controls.
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def logs_window(
+    start: str = "-15m",
+    end: str = "now",
+    grep: str | None = None,
+    level: str | None = None,
+    tag: str | None = None,
+    port: str | None = None,
+    max_lines: int = 200,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Recent firmware log lines from the persistent recorder.
+
+    Filters by time window, regex over the line, level (single or
+    pipe-separated set like "WARN|ERROR|CRIT"), thread-name tag, and
+    interface port. Returns up to max_lines most-recent matches.
+
+    Time strings: "-15m", "-2h", "-3d", "now", or ISO 8601.
+
+    Note: lines arriving via the LogRecord protobuf path (when
+    set_debug_log_api(True) is on) come without level prefix — the
+    meshtastic Python lib drops record.level before fan-out. For those,
+    `level` filter won't match; use `grep` instead.
+    """
+    return log_query.logs_window(
+        start=start,
+        end=end,
+        grep=grep,
+        level=level,
+        tag=tag,
+        port=port,
+        max_lines=max_lines,
+    )
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def telemetry_timeline(
+    window: str = "1h",
+    variant: str = "local",
+    field: str = "free_heap",
+    port: str | None = None,
+    max_points: int = 200,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Time series of one telemetry field, downsampled to <= max_points.
+
+    `variant` ∈ device, local, environment, power, airQuality, health, host.
+    `field` accepts snake_case or camelCase; common aliases (free_heap ↔
+    heap_free_bytes) are normalized.
+
+    Returns slope_per_min (linear-regression slope, units/minute) so a
+    leak detector can read one number — negative slope on free_heap over
+    a long window indicates a real leak.
+
+    LocalStats variant ("local") cadence is ~60 s (whatever the device's
+    `device_update_interval` is set to), so a 1 h window gives ~60 raw
+    points. Bucket-mean downsampling preserves shape.
+    """
+    return log_query.telemetry_timeline(
+        window=window,
+        variant=variant,
+        field=field,
+        port=port,
+        max_points=max_points,
+    )
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def packets_window(
+    start: str = "-5m",
+    end: str = "now",
+    portnum: str | None = None,
+    from_node: str | None = None,
+    to_node: str | None = None,
+    max: int = 200,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Recent mesh packets recorded by the recorder.
+
+    Each row is a summary (portnum, from/to, hop_limit, RSSI/SNR, payload
+    size + first 64 bytes hex) — full payload bytes are not stored.
+    `portnum` accepts a pipe-separated set like "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP|POSITION_APP".
+    """
+    return log_query.packets_window(
+        start=start,
+        end=end,
+        portnum=portnum,
+        from_node=from_node,
+        to_node=to_node,
+        max=max,
+    )
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def events_window(
+    start: str = "-1h",
+    end: str = "now",
+    kind: str | None = None,
+    max: int = 200,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return recorder events: connection lifecycle, node updates, and `mark_event` markers.
+
+    `kind` ∈ recorder_start, recorder_pause, recorder_resume,
+    connection_established, connection_lost, node_updated, mark.
+    Pipe-separated sets ("connection_lost|connection_established") work.
+    """
+    return log_query.events_window(start=start, end=end, kind=kind, max=max)
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def mark_event(
+    label: str,
+    note: str | None = None,
+    data: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Drop a named marker into events.jsonl AND logs.jsonl.
+
+    Useful for aligning a timeline around a known stimulus: call before
+    and after a stress workload, then query telemetry_timeline /
+    logs_window with the markers' timestamps as bounds.
+
+    The marker also lands in logs.jsonl with level=MARK so a single
+    grep over logs picks it up.
+    """
+    return get_recorder().mark_event(label=label, note=note, data=data)
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def recorder_status() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Return recorder runtime info: running, paused, file sizes, last_ts per stream.
+
+    Use this to sanity-check that capture is working before you trust a
+    `logs_window` / `telemetry_timeline` result.
+    """
+    return get_recorder().status()
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def recorder_pause(reason: str | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Pause writes to all four streams. Pubsub subscriptions stay active —
+    we just drop events on the floor while paused. Resume with `recorder_resume`.
+
+    Use when capturing a known-good baseline that you don't want to
+    pollute with pre-test noise. Default state is recording; this is
+    rarely needed.
+    """
+    get_recorder().pause(reason=reason)
+    return {"ok": True, "paused": True, "reason": reason}
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def recorder_resume() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Resume writes after `recorder_pause`. No-op if already running."""
+    get_recorder().resume()
+    return {"ok": True, "paused": False}
+
+
+@app.tool()
+def recorder_export(
+    start: str,
+    end: str,
+    dest_dir: str,
+    streams: list[str] | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Bundle a slice of the recorder's streams into `dest_dir`.
+
+    Writes one uncompressed JSONL per requested stream (logs / telemetry /
+    packets / events). Useful for: attaching to a bug report, feeding a
+    notebook, or backfilling Datadog after the fact.
+    """
+    return log_query.export(
+        start=start,
+        end=end,
+        dest_dir=dest_dir,
+        streams=streams,
+    )
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+"""Unit tests for the `build_flags` injection on `flash.build()`.
+
+We don't actually run pio here — too slow, requires hardware-aware envs.
+We test the translation layer (`_build_flags_env`) and that the env vars
+are threaded through pio.run correctly via mock.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from meshtastic_mcp import flash, pio
+
+
+class TestBuildFlagsEnv:
+    def test_simple_value(self) -> None:
+        out = flash._build_flags_env({"DEBUG_HEAP": 1})
+        assert out == {"PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS": "-DDEBUG_HEAP=1"}
+
+    def test_string_value(self) -> None:
+        out = flash._build_flags_env({"FOO": "bar"})
+        assert out == {"PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS": "-DFOO=bar"}
+
+    def test_bool_true_is_bare_flag(self) -> None:
+        out = flash._build_flags_env({"DEBUG_HEAP": True})
+        assert out == {"PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS": "-DDEBUG_HEAP"}
+
+    def test_bool_false_dropped(self) -> None:
+        out = flash._build_flags_env({"DEBUG_HEAP": False, "OTHER": 1})
+        assert out == {"PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS": "-DOTHER=1"}
+
+    def test_none_dropped(self) -> None:
+        out = flash._build_flags_env({"DEBUG_HEAP": None})
+        assert out == {}
+
+    def test_multiple_combined(self) -> None:
+        out = flash._build_flags_env({"DEBUG_HEAP": 1, "FOO": "x", "BAR": True})
+        # Order isn't guaranteed in dict iteration, so check membership.
+        flags = out["PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS"].split()
+        assert set(flags) == {"-DDEBUG_HEAP=1", "-DFOO=x", "-DBAR"}
+
+
+class TestBuildPropagatesFlags:
+    def test_extra_env_passed_to_pio_run(self) -> None:
+        # Mock pio.run so we don't actually invoke pio. Capture extra_env.
+        captured = {}
+
+        class _StubResult:
+            returncode = 0
+            stdout = ""
+            stderr = ""
+            duration_s = 0.1
+
+        def _stub(args, **kwargs):
+            captured["args"] = args
+            captured["kwargs"] = kwargs
+            return _StubResult()
+
+        with patch.object(pio, "run", side_effect=_stub):
+            with patch.object(flash, "_artifacts_for", return_value=[]):
+                out = flash.build(
+                    "fake-env",
+                    with_manifest=False,
+                    build_flags={"DEBUG_HEAP": 1},
+                )
+        assert captured["args"] == ["run", "-e", "fake-env"]
+        assert captured["kwargs"]["extra_env"] == {
+            "PLATFORMIO_BUILD_FLAGS": "-DDEBUG_HEAP=1"
+        }
+        assert out["build_flags"] == {"DEBUG_HEAP": 1}
+
+    def test_no_flags_means_no_extra_env(self) -> None:
+        captured = {}
+
+        class _StubResult:
+            returncode = 0
+            stdout = ""
+            stderr = ""
+            duration_s = 0.1
+
+        def _stub(args, **kwargs):
+            captured["kwargs"] = kwargs
+            return _StubResult()
+
+        with patch.object(pio, "run", side_effect=_stub):
+            with patch.object(flash, "_artifacts_for", return_value=[]):
+                flash.build("fake-env", with_manifest=False)
+        assert captured["kwargs"]["extra_env"] is None
@@ -0,0 +1,383 @@
+"""TCP transport plumbing in connection.py + devices.py.
+
+Pure-Python tests — no real device or daemon required. Mocks `TCPInterface`
+when exercising `connect()`.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+from meshtastic_mcp import connection, devices
+
+# ---------- helpers --------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestIsTcpPort:
+    def test_tcp_scheme(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.is_tcp_port("tcp://localhost") is True
+        assert connection.is_tcp_port("tcp://localhost:4403") is True
+        assert connection.is_tcp_port("tcp://192.168.1.50:9999") is True
+
+    def test_serial_paths(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.is_tcp_port("/dev/cu.usbmodem1234") is False
+        assert connection.is_tcp_port("/dev/ttyUSB0") is False
+        assert connection.is_tcp_port("COM3") is False
+
+    def test_empty_or_none(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.is_tcp_port(None) is False
+        assert connection.is_tcp_port("") is False
+
+
+class TestParseTcpPort:
+    def test_default_port(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.parse_tcp_port("tcp://localhost") == ("localhost", 4403)
+
+    def test_explicit_port(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.parse_tcp_port("tcp://localhost:9999") == (
+            "localhost",
+            9999,
+        )
+
+    def test_ip_with_port(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.parse_tcp_port("tcp://192.168.1.50:4403") == (
+            "192.168.1.50",
+            4403,
+        )
+
+
+class TestNormalizeTcpEndpoint:
+    def test_bare_host(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("localhost") == "tcp://localhost:4403"
+
+    def test_host_port(self) -> None:
+        assert (
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("localhost:5000")
+            == "tcp://localhost:5000"
+        )
+
+    def test_full_url(self) -> None:
+        assert (
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("tcp://1.2.3.4") == "tcp://1.2.3.4:4403"
+        )
+        assert (
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("tcp://1.2.3.4:9999")
+            == "tcp://1.2.3.4:9999"
+        )
+
+    def test_idempotent(self) -> None:
+        once = connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("localhost:4403")
+        twice = connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint(once)
+        assert once == twice == "tcp://localhost:4403"
+
+    def test_path_like_endpoint_rejected(self) -> None:
+        # Serial port paths and Windows drive paths are common config typos
+        # (someone passes a serial path to MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST). Reject
+        # rather than producing a nonsense `tcp:///dev/cu.foo:4403` URL.
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="path separator"):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("/dev/cu.foo")
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("tcp:///dev/cu.foo:4403")
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint(r"C:\Windows\System32")
+
+    def test_non_integer_port_rejected(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="not an integer"):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("tcp://host:notaport")
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="not an integer"):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("host:notaport")
+
+    def test_empty_host_rejected(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="empty host"):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("tcp://:4403")
+
+    def test_port_out_of_range_rejected(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="out of range"):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("tcp://host:0")
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="out of range"):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("tcp://host:65536")
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="out of range"):
+            connection.normalize_tcp_endpoint("host:99999")
+
+
+class TestParseTcpPortValidation:
+    def test_missing_scheme_rejected(self) -> None:
+        # parse_tcp_port is a low-level helper that requires the scheme.
+        # Misuse should fail loudly rather than silently mis-parsing.
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="expected"):
+            connection.parse_tcp_port("localhost:4403")
+
+    def test_negative_port_rejected(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="out of range"):
+            connection.parse_tcp_port("tcp://host:-1")
+
+
+# ---------- reject_if_tcp --------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestRejectIfTcp:
+    def test_rejects_tcp(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="not applicable"):
+            connection.reject_if_tcp("tcp://localhost", "esptool_chip_info")
+
+    def test_passes_through_serial(self) -> None:
+        connection.reject_if_tcp("/dev/cu.usbmodem1", "esptool_chip_info")  # no raise
+
+    def test_passes_through_none(self) -> None:
+        # None means "auto-detect"; not the explicit-arg case we guard.
+        connection.reject_if_tcp(None, "esptool_chip_info")  # no raise
+
+
+# ---------- resolve_port ---------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestResolvePort:
+    def test_explicit_serial_passthrough(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.resolve_port("/dev/cu.usbmodem999") == "/dev/cu.usbmodem999"
+
+    def test_explicit_tcp_normalized(self) -> None:
+        assert connection.resolve_port("tcp://localhost") == "tcp://localhost:4403"
+
+    def test_no_port_no_devices_errors(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+        monkeypatch.delenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", raising=False)
+        with patch.object(devices, "list_devices", return_value=[]):
+            with pytest.raises(
+                connection.ConnectionError, match="No Meshtastic devices"
+            ):
+                connection.resolve_port(None)
+
+    def test_no_port_one_candidate_selected(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        monkeypatch.delenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", raising=False)
+        fake = [{"port": "/dev/cu.usbmodem1", "likely_meshtastic": True}]
+        with patch.object(devices, "list_devices", return_value=fake):
+            assert connection.resolve_port(None) == "/dev/cu.usbmodem1"
+
+    def test_no_port_multiple_candidates_errors(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        monkeypatch.delenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", raising=False)
+        fake = [
+            {"port": "/dev/cu.usbmodem1", "likely_meshtastic": True},
+            {"port": "/dev/cu.usbmodem2", "likely_meshtastic": True},
+        ]
+        with patch.object(devices, "list_devices", return_value=fake):
+            with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="Multiple"):
+                connection.resolve_port(None)
+
+    def test_env_var_surfaces_tcp_via_devices(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", "localhost")
+        # Don't patch list_devices — let the real env-var path run, but stub
+        # the USB enumeration to keep the test hermetic.
+        with patch("meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[]):
+            assert connection.resolve_port(None) == "tcp://localhost:4403"
+
+
+# ---------- devices.list_devices TCP entry --------------------------------
+
+
+class TestDevicesTcpEntry:
+    def test_no_env_var_no_tcp_entry(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+        monkeypatch.delenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", raising=False)
+        with patch("meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[]):
+            ds = devices.list_devices()
+        assert all(not d["port"].startswith("tcp://") for d in ds)
+
+    def test_env_var_adds_tcp_entry(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", "myhost:9999")
+        with patch("meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[]):
+            ds = devices.list_devices()
+        tcp = [d for d in ds if d["port"].startswith("tcp://")]
+        assert len(tcp) == 1
+        assert tcp[0]["port"] == "tcp://myhost:9999"
+        assert tcp[0]["likely_meshtastic"] is True
+        assert tcp[0]["description"] == "meshtasticd (TCP)"
+
+    def test_tcp_entry_first_in_results(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", "localhost")
+        with patch("meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[]):
+            ds = devices.list_devices()
+        assert ds, "expected at least the TCP entry"
+        assert ds[0]["port"].startswith("tcp://")
+
+    def test_invalid_env_var_does_not_break_list_devices(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        # `list_devices` is the diagnostic tool reached for when an env var
+        # isn't working — it must not throw on misconfiguration.
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", "host:notaport")
+        with patch("meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[]):
+            ds = devices.list_devices(include_unknown=True)
+        tcp = [d for d in ds if "TCP" in (d["description"] or "")]
+        assert len(tcp) == 1
+        assert tcp[0]["likely_meshtastic"] is False
+        assert "invalid MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST" in tcp[0]["description"]
+        assert "not an integer" in tcp[0]["description"]
+
+    def test_invalid_env_var_excluded_from_resolve_port_autodetect(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        # `likely_meshtastic=False` keeps the bad TCP entry out of the
+        # auto-select path — `resolve_port(None)` should still report
+        # "no Meshtastic devices" rather than picking a broken endpoint.
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", "host:notaport")
+        with patch("meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[]):
+            with pytest.raises(connection.ConnectionError, match="No Meshtastic"):
+                connection.resolve_port(None)
+
+    def test_invalid_env_var_does_not_double_tcp_scheme(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        # If a user mistakenly sets `MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST=tcp://host:bad`,
+        # the diagnostic entry must surface the raw value as-is rather than
+        # producing `tcp://tcp://host:bad`.
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", "tcp://host:notaport")
+        with patch("meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[]):
+            ds = devices.list_devices(include_unknown=True)
+        tcp = [d for d in ds if "TCP" in (d["description"] or "")]
+        assert len(tcp) == 1
+        assert tcp[0]["port"] == "tcp://host:notaport"
+        assert "tcp://tcp://" not in tcp[0]["port"]
+
+    def test_invalid_env_var_does_not_pre_empt_real_usb_devices(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        # Sort ordering: a misconfigured TCP env var must NOT take position 0
+        # ahead of real USB candidates. Position 0 is reserved for the highest
+        # rank (likely_meshtastic=True), with TCP-before-USB as a tiebreaker
+        # within rank.
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", "host:notaport")
+
+        # Stub a USB Meshtastic candidate (Espressif VID, port present in
+        # findPorts).
+        class FakeInfo:
+            def __init__(self, device: str, vid: int, pid: int) -> None:
+                self.device = device
+                self.vid = vid
+                self.pid = pid
+                self.description = "Heltec V3"
+                self.manufacturer = "Espressif"
+                self.product = "USB JTAG/serial"
+                self.serial_number = "abc"
+
+        fake_port = FakeInfo("/dev/cu.usbmodem4201", 0x303A, 0x1001)
+        with patch(
+            "meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[fake_port]
+        ), patch(
+            "meshtastic.util.findPorts",
+            return_value=["/dev/cu.usbmodem4201"],
+        ):
+            ds = devices.list_devices(include_unknown=True)
+
+        assert ds, "expected at least the USB + TCP entries"
+        # Real USB candidate must be at position 0 — it's likely_meshtastic.
+        assert ds[0]["port"] == "/dev/cu.usbmodem4201"
+        assert ds[0]["likely_meshtastic"] is True
+        # The malformed TCP entry exists but lands among the unlikely entries.
+        tcp = [d for d in ds if "TCP" in (d["description"] or "")]
+        assert len(tcp) == 1
+        assert tcp[0]["likely_meshtastic"] is False
+        assert ds.index(tcp[0]) > 0
+
+    def test_likely_tcp_entry_wins_tiebreak_over_usb(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        # Conversely, a *valid* TCP env var should sort ahead of USB
+        # candidates of equal likely_meshtastic rank — explicit env-var
+        # configuration is a precedence signal.
+        monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", "localhost:4403")
+
+        class FakeInfo:
+            def __init__(self, device: str, vid: int, pid: int) -> None:
+                self.device = device
+                self.vid = vid
+                self.pid = pid
+                self.description = "Heltec V3"
+                self.manufacturer = "Espressif"
+                self.product = "USB JTAG/serial"
+                self.serial_number = "abc"
+
+        fake_port = FakeInfo("/dev/cu.usbmodem4201", 0x303A, 0x1001)
+        with patch(
+            "meshtastic_mcp.devices.list_ports.comports", return_value=[fake_port]
+        ), patch(
+            "meshtastic.util.findPorts",
+            return_value=["/dev/cu.usbmodem4201"],
+        ):
+            ds = devices.list_devices()
+
+        assert ds[0]["port"] == "tcp://localhost:4403"
+        assert ds[0]["likely_meshtastic"] is True
+
+
+# ---------- connect() routing ---------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestConnectRoutesTcp:
+    def test_connect_uses_tcp_interface_for_tcp_port(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        """Verify the TCP branch instantiates `TCPInterface(hostname, portNumber)`
+        and never touches `SerialInterface`."""
+        # Make sure the env var doesn't leak in and confuse resolve_port.
+        monkeypatch.delenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", raising=False)
+
+        with patch("meshtastic.tcp_interface.TCPInterface") as mock_tcp, patch(
+            "meshtastic.serial_interface.SerialInterface"
+        ) as mock_serial:
+            mock_tcp.return_value.close.return_value = None
+            with connection.connect(port="tcp://example.com:1234", timeout_s=12.0):
+                pass
+
+        mock_tcp.assert_called_once_with(
+            hostname="example.com",
+            portNumber=1234,
+            connectNow=True,
+            noProto=False,
+            timeout=12,
+        )
+        mock_serial.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_connect_plumbs_timeout_to_serial_interface(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        """Verify the serial branch also propagates `timeout_s` so callers
+        passing a custom timeout to `device_info` / `list_nodes` / etc. don't
+        silently get the library default."""
+        monkeypatch.delenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", raising=False)
+
+        with patch("meshtastic.serial_interface.SerialInterface") as mock_serial, patch(
+            "meshtastic.tcp_interface.TCPInterface"
+        ) as mock_tcp:
+            mock_serial.return_value.close.return_value = None
+            with connection.connect(port="/dev/cu.fake", timeout_s=20.0):
+                pass
+
+        mock_serial.assert_called_once_with(
+            devPath="/dev/cu.fake",
+            connectNow=True,
+            noProto=False,
+            timeout=20,
+        )
+        mock_tcp.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_connect_releases_lock_on_tcp_failure(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        monkeypatch.delenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_TCP_HOST", raising=False)
+        with patch("meshtastic.tcp_interface.TCPInterface") as mock_tcp:
+            mock_tcp.side_effect = RuntimeError("boom")
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="boom"):
+                with connection.connect(port="tcp://locktest:4403"):
+                    pass
+
+        # Lock should be released — a second connect attempt must not fail
+        # with "busy".
+        with patch("meshtastic.tcp_interface.TCPInterface") as mock_tcp:
+            mock_tcp.return_value.close.return_value = None
+            with connection.connect(port="tcp://locktest:4403"):
+                pass
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+"""Unit tests for the persistent device-log recorder.
+
+Hardware-free: drives the Recorder through its `_on_*` handlers with
+synthetic packet/line dicts, then queries via log_query. Validates
+prefix parsing, telemetry variant dispatch, marker round-trip, time
+window filtering, downsampling, slope estimation, and gzip rotation
+ archive pruning.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import gzip
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pubsub
+import pytest
+from meshtastic_mcp import log_query
+from meshtastic_mcp.recorder.parsers import (
+    extract_telemetry,
+    interface_label,
+    parse_log_line,
+    summarize_packet,
+)
+from meshtastic_mcp.recorder.recorder import Recorder
+from meshtastic_mcp.recorder.rotating import _RotatingJsonl
+
+# -- isolation: every test gets a fresh Recorder + tmp dir -----------
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def recorder(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> Recorder:
+    # Redirect both the Recorder and the module-level singleton lookup
+    # to the same tmp dir so log_query queries the same files we write.
+    monkeypatch.setenv("MESHTASTIC_MCP_LOG_DIR", str(tmp_path))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "meshtastic_mcp.recorder.recorder._INSTANCE", None, raising=False
+    )
+    r = Recorder(base_dir=tmp_path)
+    r.start()
+    monkeypatch.setattr("meshtastic_mcp.recorder.recorder._INSTANCE", r, raising=False)
+    yield r
+    r.stop()
+
+
+class _FakeIface:
+    devPath = "/dev/cu.fake"
+
+
+# -- parsers ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestParseLogLine:
+    def test_full_prefix(self) -> None:
+        out = parse_log_line("INFO  | 12:34:56 12345 [Main] Booting")
+        assert out["level"] == "INFO"
+        assert out["tag"] == "Main"
+        assert out["uptime_s"] == 12345
+        assert out["msg"] == "Booting"
+        assert out["clock"] == "12:34:56"
+
+    def test_invalid_clock(self) -> None:
+        out = parse_log_line("WARN  | ??:??:?? 7 [SerialConsole] Boot")
+        assert out["level"] == "WARN"
+        assert out["clock"] == "??:??:??"
+        assert out["uptime_s"] == 7
+
+    def test_no_thread_bracket(self) -> None:
+        out = parse_log_line("DEBUG | 00:00:00 0 raw message body")
+        assert out["level"] == "DEBUG"
+        assert out.get("tag") is None
+        assert out["msg"] == "raw message body"
+
+    def test_bare_message(self) -> None:
+        # LogRecord.message path — no level prefix at all.
+        out = parse_log_line("just a bare message")
+        assert "level" not in out or out.get("level") is None
+        assert out["line"] == "just a bare message"
+
+    def test_empty(self) -> None:
+        assert parse_log_line("") == {"line": ""}
+
+    def test_debug_heap_prefix_extracted(self) -> None:
+        out = parse_log_line("INFO  | 12:34:56 12345 [Main] [heap 92344] Booting")
+        assert out["level"] == "INFO"
+        assert out["tag"] == "Main"
+        assert out["heap_free"] == 92344
+        assert out["msg"] == "Booting"
+
+    def test_debug_heap_prefix_on_bare_line(self) -> None:
+        # LogRecord.message path: no level prefix but still has [heap N].
+        out = parse_log_line("[heap 12345] some message")
+        assert out["heap_free"] == 12345
+        assert out["msg"] == "some message"
+
+    def test_thread_leak_event(self) -> None:
+        out = parse_log_line(
+            "HEAP  | 00:00:01 100 [Power] [heap 90000] "
+            "------ Thread MeshPacket leaked heap 92344 -> 90000 (-2344) ------"
+        )
+        assert out["level"] == "HEAP"
+        assert out["heap_free"] == 90000
+        ev = out["heap_event"]
+        assert ev["kind"] == "leaked"
+        assert ev["thread"] == "MeshPacket"
+        assert ev["before"] == 92344
+        assert ev["after"] == 90000
+        assert ev["delta"] == -2344
+
+    def test_thread_freed_event(self) -> None:
+        out = parse_log_line(
+            "++++++ Thread Router freed heap 1000 -> 1500 (500) ++++++"
+        )
+        ev = out["heap_event"]
+        assert ev["kind"] == "freed"
+        assert ev["thread"] == "Router"
+        assert ev["delta"] == 500
+
+    def test_heap_status_periodic(self) -> None:
+        out = parse_log_line(
+            "HEAP  | 00:00:30 30 [Power] "
+            "Heap status: 92344/200000 bytes free (-128), running 8/12 threads"
+        )
+        assert out["heap_free"] == 92344
+        assert out["heap_total"] == 200000
+        assert out["heap_delta"] == -128
+
+
+class TestRecorderDebugHeapSynthesis:
+    def test_log_with_heap_writes_telemetry(self, recorder: "Recorder") -> None:
+        # When a log line carries [heap N], the recorder should also
+        # emit a synthesized telemetry row tagged source=debug_heap.
+        recorder._on_log_line(
+            "INFO  | 00:00:00 1 [Main] [heap 88888] hello",
+            _FakeIface(),
+        )
+        telem = (recorder.base_dir / "telemetry.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+        synth = [json.loads(r) for r in telem if '"source":"debug_heap"' in r]
+        assert len(synth) == 1
+        assert synth[0]["fields"]["heap_free_bytes"] == 88888
+        assert synth[0]["variant"] == "local"
+
+    def test_heap_status_writes_total_too(self, recorder: "Recorder") -> None:
+        recorder._on_log_line(
+            "HEAP  | 00:00:30 30 [Power] "
+            "Heap status: 50000/200000 bytes free (-100), running 8/12 threads",
+            _FakeIface(),
+        )
+        telem = (recorder.base_dir / "telemetry.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+        synth = [json.loads(r) for r in telem if '"source":"debug_heap"' in r]
+        assert synth[-1]["fields"]["heap_free_bytes"] == 50000
+        assert synth[-1]["fields"]["heap_total_bytes"] == 200000
+
+    def test_no_heap_no_synthesis(self, recorder: "Recorder") -> None:
+        # Plain log line (no [heap N], no Heap status) — telemetry.jsonl
+        # should NOT gain a synth row.
+        before = (recorder.base_dir / "telemetry.jsonl").read_text().count("\n")
+        recorder._on_log_line("INFO  | 00:00:00 1 [Main] just a message", _FakeIface())
+        after = (recorder.base_dir / "telemetry.jsonl").read_text().count("\n")
+        assert after == before
+
+    def test_thread_leak_event_persists_on_log_row(self, recorder: "Recorder") -> None:
+        recorder._on_log_line(
+            "HEAP  | 00:00:01 100 [Power] [heap 90000] "
+            "------ Thread MeshPacket leaked heap 92344 -> 90000 (-2344) ------",
+            _FakeIface(),
+        )
+        rows = [
+            json.loads(r)
+            for r in (recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+            if r
+        ]
+        evt_rows = [r for r in rows if r.get("heap_event")]
+        assert len(evt_rows) == 1
+        assert evt_rows[0]["heap_event"]["thread"] == "MeshPacket"
+        assert evt_rows[0]["heap_event"]["delta"] == -2344
+
+
+class TestSerialTap:
+    def test_serial_line_records_log_and_synthesizes_heap(
+        self, recorder: "Recorder"
+    ) -> None:
+        recorder._on_serial_line(
+            "INFO  | 00:00:00 5 [Main] [heap 88888] tap-line",
+            port="/dev/cu.tap",
+        )
+        logs = (recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+        telem = (recorder.base_dir / "telemetry.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+        log_rows = [json.loads(r) for r in logs if r]
+        # Find the row from this call (port=/dev/cu.tap, role=serial_session)
+        tap_rows = [r for r in log_rows if r.get("port") == "/dev/cu.tap"]
+        assert len(tap_rows) == 1
+        assert tap_rows[0]["role"] == "serial_session"
+        assert tap_rows[0]["level"] == "INFO"
+        assert tap_rows[0]["tag"] == "Main"
+        assert tap_rows[0]["heap_free"] == 88888
+        synth = [json.loads(r) for r in telem if '"source":"debug_heap_serial"' in r]
+        assert len(synth) == 1
+        assert synth[0]["fields"]["heap_free_bytes"] == 88888
+        assert synth[0]["role"] == "serial_session"
+
+    def test_serial_line_thread_leak_event(self, recorder: "Recorder") -> None:
+        recorder._on_serial_line(
+            "HEAP  | 00:00:30 30 [Power] [heap 53484] "
+            "------ Thread Router leaked heap 53612 -> 53484 (-128) ------",
+            port="/dev/cu.tap",
+        )
+        rows = [
+            json.loads(r)
+            for r in (recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+            if r
+        ]
+        evt = [r for r in rows if r.get("heap_event")]
+        assert len(evt) == 1
+        assert evt[0]["heap_event"]["thread"] == "Router"
+        assert evt[0]["heap_event"]["delta"] == -128
+        # Heap also synthesized.
+        telem = (recorder.base_dir / "telemetry.jsonl").read_text()
+        assert '"source":"debug_heap_serial"' in telem
+
+    def test_serial_line_pause(self, recorder: "Recorder") -> None:
+        recorder.pause("baseline")
+        recorder._on_serial_line(
+            "INFO  | 00:00:00 1 [t] [heap 1000] dropped",
+            port="/dev/cu.tap",
+        )
+        # Only the pause event row should exist; no tap row.
+        logs = (recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl").read_text()
+        assert "dropped" not in logs
+
+    def test_serial_line_handler_swallows_exceptions(
+        self, recorder: "Recorder"
+    ) -> None:
+        # Hostile input — should not raise.
+        recorder._on_serial_line(None, port="/dev/cu.tap")  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        recorder._on_serial_line(b"\x00\x01\x02\x03", port="/dev/cu.tap")  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        # Survived.
+
+
+class TestExtractTelemetry:
+    def test_local_stats_camel(self) -> None:
+        pkt = {
+            "decoded": {
+                "telemetry": {
+                    "localStats": {"heap_total_bytes": 1000, "heap_free_bytes": 600}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        out = extract_telemetry(pkt)
+        assert out is not None
+        assert out["variant"] == "local"
+        assert out["fields"]["heap_free_bytes"] == 600
+
+    def test_device_metrics_snake(self) -> None:
+        pkt = {
+            "decoded": {
+                "telemetry": {"device_metrics": {"battery_level": 88, "voltage": 4.1}}
+            }
+        }
+        out = extract_telemetry(pkt)
+        assert out is not None
+        assert out["variant"] == "device"
+        assert out["fields"]["battery_level"] == 88
+
+    def test_unknown_variant_returns_none(self) -> None:
+        assert extract_telemetry({"decoded": {"telemetry": {"weird": {}}}}) is None
+        assert extract_telemetry({}) is None
+        assert extract_telemetry({"decoded": "not-a-dict"}) is None
+
+
+class TestSummarizePacket:
+    def test_text_with_payload(self) -> None:
+        pkt = {
+            "fromId": "!abc",
+            "toId": "!def",
+            "decoded": {"portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": b"hello"},
+            "hopLimit": 3,
+        }
+        out = summarize_packet(pkt)
+        assert out["from_node"] == "!abc"
+        assert out["portnum"] == "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP"
+        assert out["payload_size"] == 5
+        assert out["payload_hex_prefix"] == "68656c6c6f"
+
+    def test_no_decoded(self) -> None:
+        out = summarize_packet({"fromId": "!abc"})
+        assert out["from_node"] == "!abc"
+        assert out["portnum"] is None
+
+
+class TestInterfaceLabel:
+    def test_serial(self) -> None:
+        assert interface_label(_FakeIface()) == {
+            "port": "/dev/cu.fake",
+            "role": "serial",
+        }
+
+    def test_tcp(self) -> None:
+        class T:
+            hostname = "node.lan"
+            portNumber = 4403
+
+        assert interface_label(T()) == {"port": "tcp://node.lan:4403", "role": "tcp"}
+
+    def test_unknown(self) -> None:
+        assert interface_label(object()) == {"port": "object", "role": None}
+
+    def test_none(self) -> None:
+        assert interface_label(None) == {"port": None, "role": None}
+
+
+# -- recorder write side ---------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestRecorderWrites:
+    def test_log_line_is_recorded(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        recorder._on_log_line("INFO  | 12:34:56 99 [T] hi", _FakeIface())
+        path = recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl"
+        rows = [json.loads(line) for line in path.read_text().splitlines() if line]
+        # First row is recorder_start_event mirror? No — that's events.jsonl only.
+        assert any(r.get("level") == "INFO" and r.get("tag") == "T" for r in rows)
+
+    def test_telemetry_recorded_and_packet_double(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        # _on_telemetry alone — only telemetry.jsonl
+        recorder._on_telemetry(
+            {
+                "fromId": "!abc",
+                "decoded": {"telemetry": {"localStats": {"heap_free_bytes": 600}}},
+            },
+            _FakeIface(),
+        )
+        telem_rows = (recorder.base_dir / "telemetry.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+        assert any('"variant":"local"' in r for r in telem_rows)
+
+    def test_packets_summary(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        recorder._on_receive(
+            {
+                "fromId": "!abc",
+                "toId": "!def",
+                "decoded": {"portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": b"hi"},
+            },
+            _FakeIface(),
+        )
+        rows = (recorder.base_dir / "packets.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+        assert any('"portnum":"TEXT_MESSAGE_APP"' in r for r in rows)
+
+    def test_mark_event_round_trip(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        out = recorder.mark_event("checkpoint", note="midpoint")
+        assert "ts" in out
+        events = (recorder.base_dir / "events.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+        logs = (recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl").read_text().splitlines()
+        assert any('"label":"checkpoint"' in r and '"kind":"mark"' in r for r in events)
+        assert any('"level":"MARK"' in r and "checkpoint" in r for r in logs)
+
+    def test_pause_drops_writes(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        before = len((recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl").read_text().splitlines())
+        recorder.pause(reason="baseline")
+        recorder._on_log_line("INFO  | 00:00:00 1 [t] swallowed", _FakeIface())
+        after = len((recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl").read_text().splitlines())
+        assert after == before
+        recorder.resume()
+        recorder._on_log_line("INFO  | 00:00:00 2 [t] kept", _FakeIface())
+        post_resume = (recorder.base_dir / "logs.jsonl").read_text()
+        assert "kept" in post_resume
+
+    def test_pubsub_handler_swallows_exceptions(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        # If the writer dies, the pubsub callback must NOT raise — that
+        # would crash the meshtastic receive thread.
+        bad_packet = object()  # not a dict
+        recorder._on_receive(bad_packet, _FakeIface())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        recorder._on_telemetry(bad_packet, _FakeIface())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        recorder._on_log_line(None, _FakeIface())  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        # No assertion needed — survival is the test.
+
+
+# -- log_query read side ---------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestLogQuery:
+    def test_logs_window_grep_and_level(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        recorder._on_log_line("INFO  | 12:00:00 1 [A] alpha", _FakeIface())
+        recorder._on_log_line("WARN  | 12:00:01 2 [B] bravo failed", _FakeIface())
+        recorder._on_log_line("ERROR | 12:00:02 3 [C] charlie failed", _FakeIface())
+
+        out = log_query.logs_window(start="-1m", level="WARN|ERROR", max_lines=10)
+        assert out["total_matched"] == 2
+        levels = {r["level"] for r in out["lines"]}
+        assert levels == {"WARN", "ERROR"}
+
+        out2 = log_query.logs_window(start="-1m", grep=r"failed$", max_lines=10)
+        assert out2["total_matched"] == 2
+
+    def test_logs_window_invalid_regex(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        recorder._on_log_line("INFO  | 12:00:00 1 [A] alpha", _FakeIface())
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="invalid grep regex"):
+            log_query.logs_window(start="-1m", grep="(")
+
+    def test_telemetry_timeline_slope_and_downsample(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        # Synthesize a downward leak: 100 points, free_heap drops 1 byte/sample.
+        base_ts = time.time() - 60
+        for i in range(100):
+            recorder._files["telemetry"].write(
+                {
+                    "ts": base_ts + i * 0.5,
+                    "port": "/dev/cu.fake",
+                    "role": "serial",
+                    "from_node": "!abc",
+                    "variant": "local",
+                    "fields": {"heap_free_bytes": 10000 - i},
+                }
+            )
+
+        out = log_query.telemetry_timeline(
+            window="2m", variant="local", field="free_heap", max_points=10
+        )
+        assert out["samples"] == 100
+        assert len(out["points"]) <= 10
+        # Negative slope (heap dropping). Magnitude: 1 byte every 0.5s = 120/min.
+        assert out["slope_per_min"] is not None
+        assert out["slope_per_min"] < -100
+
+    def test_export_bundles_slice(self, recorder: Recorder, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        recorder._on_log_line("INFO  | 00:00:00 1 [t] one", _FakeIface())
+        recorder._on_log_line("INFO  | 00:00:00 2 [t] two", _FakeIface())
+        dest = tmp_path / "bundle"
+        out = log_query.export(start="-1m", end="now", dest_dir=str(dest))
+        assert (dest / "logs.jsonl").exists()
+        assert "logs" in out["paths"]
+
+
+# -- time parser -----------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestParseTime:
+    def test_relative(self) -> None:
+        now = 1_000_000.0
+        assert log_query._parse_time("-15m", now=now) == now - 900
+        assert log_query._parse_time("-2h", now=now) == now - 7200
+        assert log_query._parse_time("-1d", now=now) == now - 86400
+
+    def test_now_and_epoch(self) -> None:
+        now = 1_000_000.0
+        assert log_query._parse_time("now", now=now) == now
+        assert log_query._parse_time(now) == now
+
+    def test_iso(self) -> None:
+        ts = log_query._parse_time("2026-01-01T00:00:00Z")
+        assert isinstance(ts, float) and ts > 1_700_000_000
+
+    def test_naive_iso_assumes_utc(self) -> None:
+        assert log_query._parse_time("2026-01-01T00:00:00") == log_query._parse_time(
+            "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+        )
+
+    def test_invalid(self) -> None:
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            log_query._parse_time("not a time")
+
+
+# -- rotation --------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestRotation:
+    def test_size_cap_rotates_and_gzips(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        path = tmp_path / "rot.jsonl"
+        r = _RotatingJsonl(path, max_bytes=512, keep_archives=5, check_every=1)
+        for i in range(100):
+            r.write({"ts": float(i), "i": i, "pad": "x" * 40})
+        r.close()
+        archives = sorted(tmp_path.glob("rot.*.jsonl.gz"))
+        assert archives, "expected at least one rotation"
+        # Archive content is valid gzip + valid JSONL
+        with gzip.open(archives[0], "rt") as fh:
+            first = json.loads(fh.readline())
+            assert "ts" in first
+
+    def test_archive_pruning(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        path = tmp_path / "rot.jsonl"
+        r = _RotatingJsonl(path, max_bytes=200, keep_archives=2, check_every=1)
+        # Force several rotations.
+        for _ in range(8):
+            for i in range(20):
+                r.write({"ts": float(i), "pad": "x" * 30})
+            r.force_rotate()
+        r.close()
+        archives = sorted(tmp_path.glob("rot.*.jsonl.gz"))
+        assert len(archives) <= 2, f"expected ≤2 kept archives, got {len(archives)}"
+
+    def test_archive_pruning_uses_filename_order(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        path = tmp_path / "rot.jsonl"
+        r = _RotatingJsonl(path, keep_archives=2)
+        old = tmp_path / "rot.20260101-000000-000000-00000.jsonl.gz"
+        mid = tmp_path / "rot.20260101-000001-000000-00000.jsonl.gz"
+        new = tmp_path / "rot.20260101-000002-000000-00000.jsonl.gz"
+        for archive in (old, mid, new):
+            with gzip.open(archive, "wt", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+                fh.write('{"ts":1}\n')
+        # Deliberately scramble mtimes so lexicographic filename order is
+        # the only stable chronological signal.
+        os.utime(old, (300, 300))
+        os.utime(mid, (100, 100))
+        os.utime(new, (200, 200))
+
+        r._prune_archives()
+        r.close()
+
+        archives = sorted(p.name for p in tmp_path.glob("rot.*.jsonl.gz"))
+        assert archives == [mid.name, new.name]
+
+    def test_force_rotate_when_below_threshold(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        path = tmp_path / "rot.jsonl"
+        r = _RotatingJsonl(path, max_bytes=10_000_000, check_every=999_999)
+        r.write({"ts": 1.0, "msg": "tiny"})
+        r.force_rotate()
+        r.write({"ts": 2.0, "msg": "after-rotate"})
+        r.close()
+        archives = sorted(tmp_path.glob("rot.*.jsonl.gz"))
+        assert len(archives) == 1
+        assert path.exists()
+        assert "after-rotate" in path.read_text()
+
+
+class TestRecorderLocks:
+    def test_force_rotate_all_returns_status(self, recorder: Recorder) -> None:
+        out = recorder.force_rotate_all()
+        assert out["running"] is True
+        assert out["files"]
+
+    def test_wire_pubsub_logs_subscription_failure(
+        self,
+        tmp_path: Path,
+        monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+        caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    ) -> None:
+        class FailingPubSubMock:
+            def subscribe(self, callback: object, topic: str) -> None:
+                raise RuntimeError("boom")
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(pubsub, "pub", FailingPubSubMock())
+        recorder = Recorder(base_dir=tmp_path)
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
+            recorder._wire_pubsub()
+        assert (
+            "Recorder failed to subscribe to meshtastic.log.line: boom" in caplog.text
+        )
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ build_flags = -Wno-missing-field-initializers
 	-DUSE_THREAD_NAMES
 	-DTINYGPS_OPTION_NO_CUSTOM_FIELDS
 	-DPB_ENABLE_MALLOC=1
+	-DPB_VALIDATE_UTF8=1
 	-DRADIOLIB_EXCLUDE_CC1101=1
 	-DRADIOLIB_EXCLUDE_NRF24=1
 	-DRADIOLIB_EXCLUDE_RF69=1
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ monitor_speed = 115200
 monitor_filters = direct
 lib_deps =
 	# renovate: datasource=git-refs depName=meshtastic-esp8266-oled-ssd1306 packageName=https://github.com/meshtastic/esp8266-oled-ssd1306 gitBranch=master
-	https://github.com/meshtastic/esp8266-oled-ssd1306/archive/21e484f409cde18d44012caef84c244eb5ca28f3.zip
+	https://github.com/meshtastic/esp8266-oled-ssd1306/archive/2e26010040e028baee72e2093402fa7b3c59e430.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=git-refs depName=meshtastic-OneButton packageName=https://github.com/meshtastic/OneButton gitBranch=master
 	https://github.com/meshtastic/OneButton/archive/fa352d668c53f290cfa480a5f79ad422cd828c70.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=git-refs depName=meshtastic-arduino-fsm packageName=https://github.com/meshtastic/arduino-fsm gitBranch=master
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ lib_deps =
 [device-ui_base]
 lib_deps =
 	# renovate: datasource=git-refs depName=meshtastic/device-ui packageName=https://github.com/meshtastic/device-ui gitBranch=master
-	https://github.com/meshtastic/device-ui/archive/56e1da4e7d30abcd746a2092a30e422f8cf5fc2b.zip
+	https://github.com/meshtastic/device-ui/archive/502ba30dbccc6a323f1d4f7ca961131c27f60672.zip

 ; Common libs for environmental measurements in telemetry module
 [environmental_base]
@@ -137,9 +138,9 @@ lib_deps =
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=Adafruit GFX packageName=adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library
 	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library/archive/refs/tags/1.12.6.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=NeoPixel packageName=adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel
-	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel/archive/refs/tags/1.15.4.zip
+	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel/archive/1.15.5.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=Adafruit SSD1306 packageName=adafruit/Adafruit_SSD1306
-	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_SSD1306/archive/refs/tags/2.5.16.zip
+	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_SSD1306/archive/2.5.17.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=Adafruit BMP280 packageName=adafruit/Adafruit_BMP280_Library
 	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_BMP280_Library/archive/refs/tags/3.0.0.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=Adafruit BMP085 packageName=adafruit/Adafruit-BMP085-Library
@@ -184,12 +185,16 @@ lib_deps =
 	https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_MAX3010x_Sensor_Library/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.2.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=SparkFun 9DoF IMU Breakout ICM 20948 packageName=sparkfun/SparkFun_ICM-20948_ArduinoLibrary
 	https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_ICM-20948_ArduinoLibrary/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.2.zip
+	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=TDK InvenSense ICM42670P packageName=tdk-invn-oss/motion.arduino.ICM42670P
+	https://github.com/tdk-invn-oss/motion.arduino.ICM42670P/archive/refs/tags/1.0.8.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=Adafruit LTR390 Library packageName=adafruit/Adafruit_LTR390
 	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_LTR390/archive/refs/tags/1.1.2.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=Adafruit PCT2075 packageName=adafruit/Adafruit_PCT2075
 	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_PCT2075/archive/refs/tags/1.0.6.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=DFRobot_BMM150 packageName=dfrobot/DFRobot_BMM150
 	https://github.com/DFRobot/DFRobot_BMM150/archive/refs/tags/V1.0.0.zip
+	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=SparkFun MMC5983MA Magnetometer packageName=sparkfun/SparkFun_MMC5983MA_Magnetometer_Arduino_Library
+	https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_MMC5983MA_Magnetometer_Arduino_Library/archive/v1.1.5.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=Adafruit_TSL2561 packageName=adafruit/Adafruit_TSL2561
 	https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_TSL2561/archive/refs/tags/1.1.3.zip
 	# renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=BH1750_WE packageName=wollewald/BH1750_WE
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ SOFTWARE.*/

 #include "DebugConfiguration.h"

+#include <memory>
+
 #ifdef ARCH_PORTDUINO
 #include "platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h"
 #endif
@@ -119,27 +121,22 @@ bool Syslog::vlogf(uint16_t pri, const char *fmt, va_list args)

 bool Syslog::vlogf(uint16_t pri, const char *appName, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
-    char *message;
-    size_t initialLen;
-    size_t len;
-    bool result;
+    // First measure the formatted length using a copy of args; passing args directly
+    // to vsnprintf consumes it, and reusing a consumed va_list is undefined behavior.
+    va_list args_measure;
+    va_copy(args_measure, args);
+    int needed = vsnprintf(nullptr, 0, fmt, args_measure);
+    va_end(args_measure);

-    initialLen = strlen(fmt);
+    if (needed < 0)
+        return false; // encoding error

-    message = new char[initialLen + 1];
+    auto message = std::unique_ptr<char[]>(new char[static_cast<size_t>(needed) + 1]);
+    int written = vsnprintf(message.get(), static_cast<size_t>(needed) + 1, fmt, args);
+    if (written < 0)
+        return false;

-    len = vsnprintf(message, initialLen + 1, fmt, args);
-    if (len > initialLen) {
-        delete[] message;
-        message = new char[len + 1];
-
-        vsnprintf(message, len + 1, fmt, args);
-    }
-
-    result = this->_sendLog(pri, appName, message);
-
-    delete[] message;
-    return result;
+    return this->_sendLog(pri, appName, message.get());
 }

 inline bool Syslog::_sendLog(uint16_t pri, const char *appName, const char *message)
@@ -154,7 +151,7 @@ inline bool Syslog::_sendLog(uint16_t pri, const char *appName, const char *mess
    if (!this->_enabled)
        return false;

-    if ((this->_server == NULL && this->_ip == INADDR_NONE) || this->_port == 0)
+    if ((this->_server == NULL && this->_ip == IPAddress(0, 0, 0, 0)) || this->_port == 0)
        return false;

    // Check priority against priMask values.
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ extern MemGet memGet;
 #define LED_STATE_ON 1
 #endif

+// WIFI LED
+#ifndef WIFI_STATE_ON
+#define WIFI_STATE_ON 1
+#endif
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // DEBUG
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -147,7 +152,9 @@ extern "C" void logLegacy(const char *level, const char *fmt, ...);
 // Default Bluetooth PIN
 #define defaultBLEPin 123456

-#if HAS_ETHERNET && !defined(USE_WS5500)
+#if HAS_ETHERNET && defined(USE_CH390D)
+#include <ESP32_CH390.h>
+#elif HAS_ETHERNET && !defined(USE_WS5500)
 #include <RAK13800_W5100S.h>
 #endif // HAS_ETHERNET

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "meshUtils.h"
 #include "power/PowerHAL.h"
+#include "power/SGM41562.h"
 #include "sleep.h"

 #if defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
@@ -453,6 +454,10 @@ class AnalogBatteryLevel : public HasBatteryLevel
    /// source
    virtual bool isVbusIn() override
    {
+#ifdef HAS_SGM41562
+        if (sgm41562 && sgm41562->refresh())
+            return sgm41562->isInputPowerGood();
+#endif
 #ifdef EXT_PWR_DETECT
 #if defined(HELTEC_CAPSULE_SENSOR_V3) || defined(HELTEC_SENSOR_HUB)
        // if external powered that pin will be pulled down
@@ -483,6 +488,10 @@ class AnalogBatteryLevel : public HasBatteryLevel
    /// we can't be smart enough to say 'full'?
    virtual bool isCharging() override
    {
+#ifdef HAS_SGM41562
+        if (sgm41562 && sgm41562->refresh())
+            return sgm41562->isCharging();
+#endif
 #if HAS_TELEMETRY && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_ENVIRONMENTAL_SENSOR && defined(HAS_RAKPROT) && !defined(HAS_PMU)
        if (hasRAK()) {
            return (rak9154Sensor.isCharging()) ? OptTrue : OptFalse;
@@ -697,6 +706,12 @@ bool Power::analogInit()
 */
 bool Power::setup()
 {
+#ifdef HAS_SGM41562
+    // Initialize the charger early so AnalogBatteryLevel can read charging
+    // state from it. The charger does not provide battery voltage / percent —
+    // those still come from the platform ADC via analogInit() below.
+    initSGM41562(SGM41562_WIRE);
+#endif
    bool found = false;
    if (axpChipInit()) {
        found = true;
@@ -717,37 +732,17 @@ bool Power::setup()
        found = true;
 #endif
    }
-#ifdef EXT_PWR_DETECT
-    attachInterrupt(
-        EXT_PWR_DETECT,
-        []() {
-            power->setIntervalFromNow(0);
-            runASAP = true;
-        },
-        CHANGE);
-#endif
-#ifdef BATTERY_CHARGING_INV
-    attachInterrupt(
-        BATTERY_CHARGING_INV,
-        []() {
-            power->setIntervalFromNow(0);
-            runASAP = true;
-        },
-        CHANGE);
-#endif
-#ifdef EXT_CHRG_DETECT
-    attachInterrupt(
-        EXT_CHRG_DETECT,
-        []() {
-            power->setIntervalFromNow(0);
-            runASAP = true;
-            BaseType_t higherWake = 0;
-        },
-        CHANGE);
-#endif
+    attachPowerInterrupts();
    enabled = found;
    low_voltage_counter = 0;

+#ifdef ARCH_ESP32
+    // Register callbacks for before and after lightsleep
+    // Used to detach and reattach interrupts
+    lsObserver.observe(&notifyLightSleep);
+    lsEndObserver.observe(&notifyLightSleepEnd);
+#endif
+
    return found;
 }

@@ -775,8 +770,10 @@ void Power::reboot()
    rp2040.reboot();
 #elif defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
    deInitApiServer();
+#ifdef __linux__
    if (aLinuxInputImpl)
        aLinuxInputImpl->deInit();
+#endif
    SPI.end();
    Wire.end();
    Serial1.end();
@@ -896,7 +893,16 @@ void Power::readPowerStatus()

    // Notify any status instances that are observing us
    const PowerStatus powerStatus2 = PowerStatus(hasBattery, usbPowered, isChargingNow, batteryVoltageMv, batteryChargePercent);
-    if (millis() > lastLogTime + 50 * 1000) {
+
+    // Log battery-presence transitions once; skip OptUnknown so we don't lie before the first probe.
+    static OptionalBool prevHasBattery = OptUnknown;
+    if (hasBattery != OptUnknown && hasBattery != prevHasBattery) {
+        LOG_INFO("Power: battery hardware %s", hasBattery == OptTrue ? "detected" : "absent (USB-only)");
+        prevHasBattery = hasBattery;
+    }
+
+    // Periodic telemetry only emits when a battery is actually present (otherwise values are constant -1/0).
+    if (hasBattery == OptTrue && !Throttle::isWithinTimespanMs(lastLogTime, 50 * 1000)) {
        LOG_DEBUG("Battery: usbPower=%d, isCharging=%d, batMv=%d, batPct=%d", powerStatus2.getHasUSB(),
                  powerStatus2.getIsCharging(), powerStatus2.getBatteryVoltageMv(), powerStatus2.getBatteryChargePercent());
        lastLogTime = millis();
@@ -1026,6 +1032,97 @@ int32_t Power::runOnce()
    return (statusHandler && statusHandler->isInitialized()) ? (1000 * 20) : RUN_SAME;
 }

+#ifdef ARCH_ESP32
+
+// Detach our class' interrupts before lightsleep
+// Allows sleep.cpp to configure its own interrupts, which wake the device on user-button press
+int Power::beforeLightSleep(void *unused)
+{
+    LOG_WARN("Detaching power interrupts for sleep");
+    detachPowerInterrupts();
+    return 0; // Indicates success
+}
+
+// Reconfigure our interrupts
+// Our class' interrupts were disconnected during sleep, to allow the user button to wake the device from sleep
+int Power::afterLightSleep(esp_sleep_wakeup_cause_t cause)
+{
+    attachPowerInterrupts();
+    return 0; // Indicates success
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Attach (or re-attach) hardware interrupts for power management
+ * Public method. Used outside class when waking from MCU sleep
+ */
+void Power::attachPowerInterrupts()
+{
+#ifdef EXT_PWR_DETECT
+    attachInterrupt(
+        EXT_PWR_DETECT,
+        []() {
+            power->setIntervalFromNow(0);
+            runASAP = true;
+        },
+        CHANGE);
+#endif
+#ifdef BATTERY_CHARGING_INV
+    attachInterrupt(
+        BATTERY_CHARGING_INV,
+        []() {
+            power->setIntervalFromNow(0);
+            runASAP = true;
+        },
+        CHANGE);
+#endif
+#ifdef EXT_CHRG_DETECT
+    attachInterrupt(
+        EXT_CHRG_DETECT,
+        []() {
+            power->setIntervalFromNow(0);
+            runASAP = true;
+            BaseType_t higherWake = 0;
+        },
+        CHANGE);
+#endif
+#ifdef PMU_IRQ
+    if (PMU) {
+        attachInterrupt(
+            PMU_IRQ,
+            [] {
+                pmu_irq = true;
+                power->setIntervalFromNow(0);
+                runASAP = true;
+            },
+            FALLING);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Detach the "normal" button interrupts.
+ * Public method. Used before attaching a "wake-on-button" interrupt for MCU sleep
+ */
+void Power::detachPowerInterrupts()
+{
+#ifdef EXT_PWR_DETECT
+    detachInterrupt(EXT_PWR_DETECT);
+#endif
+#ifdef BATTERY_CHARGING_INV
+    detachInterrupt(BATTERY_CHARGING_INV);
+#endif
+#ifdef EXT_CHRG_DETECT
+    detachInterrupt(EXT_CHRG_DETECT);
+#endif
+#ifdef PMU_IRQ
+    if (PMU) {
+        detachInterrupt(PMU_IRQ);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
 * Init the power manager chip
 *
@@ -1303,8 +1400,6 @@ bool Power::axpChipInit()
    }

    pinMode(PMU_IRQ, INPUT);
-    attachInterrupt(
-        PMU_IRQ, [] { pmu_irq = true; }, FALLING);

    // we do not look for AXPXXX_CHARGING_FINISHED_IRQ & AXPXXX_CHARGING_IRQ
    // because it occurs repeatedly while there is no battery also it could cause
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once

 #include "../freertosinc.h"
+#include "Print.h"
 #include "mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h"
-#include <Print.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string>

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Lock::Lock() : handle(xSemaphoreCreateBinary())
    }
 }

+Lock::~Lock()
+{
+    vSemaphoreDelete(handle);
+}
+
 void Lock::lock()
 {
    if (xSemaphoreTake(handle, portMAX_DELAY) == false) {
@@ -30,6 +35,8 @@ void Lock::unlock()
 #else
 Lock::Lock() {}

+Lock::~Lock() {}
+
 void Lock::lock() {}

 void Lock::unlock() {}
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Lock
 {
  public:
    Lock();
+    ~Lock();

    Lock(const Lock &) = delete;
    Lock &operator=(const Lock &) = delete;
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #endif
 #if __has_include("SensorRtcHelper.hpp")
 #include "SensorRtcHelper.hpp"
+// SensorLib defines isBitSet as a macro; undefine it here to avoid conflicts
+// with the SparkFun MMC5983MA library, which has a class method of the same name.
+#ifdef isBitSet
+#undef isBitSet
+#endif
 #endif

 /* Offer chance for variant-specific defines */
@@ -157,6 +162,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #elif defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
 #define NUM_PA_POINTS 22
 #define TX_GAIN_LORA 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7
+#elif defined(HELTEC_V4_R8)
+#define NUM_PA_POINTS 22
+#define TX_GAIN_LORA 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7
 #else
 // If a board enables USE_KCT8103L_PA but does not match a known variant and has
 // not already provided a PA curve, fail at compile time to avoid unsafe defaults.
@@ -235,6 +243,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #define QMI8658_ADDR 0x6B
 #define QMC5883L_ADDR 0x0D
 #define HMC5883L_ADDR 0x1E
+#define MMC5983MA_ADDR 0x30
 #define SHTC3_ADDR 0x70
 #define LPS22HB_ADDR 0x5C
 #define LPS22HB_ADDR_ALT 0x5D
@@ -284,6 +293,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #define DA217_ADDR 0x26
 #define BMI270_ADDR 0x68
 #define BMI270_ADDR_ALT 0x69
+#define ICM42607P_ADDR 0x68
+#define ICM42607P_ADDR_ALT 0x69

 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // LED
@@ -37,8 +37,15 @@ ScanI2C::FoundDevice ScanI2C::firstKeyboard() const

 ScanI2C::FoundDevice ScanI2C::firstAccelerometer() const
 {
-    ScanI2C::DeviceType types[] = {MPU6050, LIS3DH, BMA423, LSM6DS3, BMX160, STK8BAXX, ICM20948, QMA6100P, BMM150, BMI270};
-    return firstOfOrNONE(10, types);
+    ScanI2C::DeviceType types[] = {MPU6050,  LIS3DH,   BMA423, LSM6DS3, BMX160,   STK8BAXX,
+                                   ICM20948, QMA6100P, BMM150, BMI270,  ICM42607P};
+    return firstOfOrNONE(11, types);
+}
+
+ScanI2C::FoundDevice ScanI2C::firstMagnetometer() const
+{
+    ScanI2C::DeviceType types[] = {MMC5983MA};
+    return firstOfOrNONE(1, types);
 }

 ScanI2C::FoundDevice ScanI2C::firstAQI() const
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ScanI2C
        QMI8658,
        QMC5883L,
        HMC5883L,
+        MMC5983MA,
        PMSA003I,
        QMA6100P,
        MPU6050,
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class ScanI2C
        FT6336U,
        STK8BAXX,
        ICM20948,
+        ICM42607P,
        SCD4X,
        MAX30102,
        TPS65233,
@@ -149,6 +151,8 @@ class ScanI2C

    FoundDevice firstAccelerometer() const;

+    FoundDevice firstMagnetometer() const;
+
    FoundDevice firstAQI() const;

    FoundDevice firstRGBLED() const;
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ ScanI2C::DeviceType ScanI2CTwoWire::probeOLED(ScanI2C::DeviceAddress addr) const

    return o_probe;
 }
+
 uint16_t ScanI2CTwoWire::getRegisterValue(const ScanI2CTwoWire::RegisterLocation &registerLocation,
-                                          ScanI2CTwoWire::ResponseWidth responseWidth, bool zeropad = false) const
+                                          ScanI2CTwoWire::ResponseWidth responseWidth, bool zeropad) const
 {
    uint16_t value = 0x00;
    TwoWire *i2cBus = fetchI2CBus(registerLocation.i2cAddress);
@@ -175,6 +176,62 @@ String readSEN5xProductName(TwoWire *i2cBus, uint8_t address)
    return String(productName);
 }

+#if HAS_TELEMETRY && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_ENVIRONMENTAL_SENSOR
+static uint8_t crcSHT2X(const uint8_t *data, uint8_t len)
+{
+    uint8_t crc = 0;
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+        crc ^= data[i];
+        for (uint8_t bit = 0; bit < 8; bit++) {
+            crc = (crc & 0x80) ? (crc << 1) ^ 0x31 : crc << 1;
+        }
+    }
+    return crc;
+}
+
+bool detectSHT21SerialNumber(TwoWire *i2cBus, uint8_t address)
+{
+    uint8_t serialA[8] = {0};
+    uint8_t serialB[6] = {0};
+
+    i2cBus->beginTransmission(address);
+    i2cBus->write(0xFA);
+    i2cBus->write(0x0F);
+
+    if (i2cBus->endTransmission() != 0)
+        return false;
+
+    if (i2cBus->requestFrom(address, (uint8_t)sizeof(serialA)) != sizeof(serialA))
+        return false;
+
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < sizeof(serialA); i++) {
+        if (!i2cBus->available())
+            return false;
+        serialA[i] = i2cBus->read();
+    }
+
+    i2cBus->beginTransmission(address);
+    i2cBus->write(0xFC);
+    i2cBus->write(0xC9);
+
+    if (i2cBus->endTransmission() != 0)
+        return false;
+
+    if (i2cBus->requestFrom(address, (uint8_t)sizeof(serialB)) != sizeof(serialB))
+        return false;
+
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < sizeof(serialB); i++) {
+        if (!i2cBus->available())
+            return false;
+        serialB[i] = i2cBus->read();
+    }
+
+    return crcSHT2X(&serialA[0], 1) == serialA[1] && crcSHT2X(&serialA[2], 1) == serialA[3] &&
+           crcSHT2X(&serialA[4], 1) == serialA[5] && crcSHT2X(&serialA[6], 1) == serialA[7] &&
+           crcSHT2X(&serialB[0], 2) == serialB[2] && crcSHT2X(&serialB[3], 2) == serialB[5];
+}
+#endif
+
 #define SCAN_SIMPLE_CASE(ADDR, T, ...)                                                                                           \
    case ADDR:                                                                                                                   \
        logFoundDevice(__VA_ARGS__);                                                                                             \
@@ -301,9 +358,6 @@ void ScanI2CTwoWire::scanPort(I2CPort port, uint8_t *address, uint8_t asize)
                SCAN_SIMPLE_CASE(ST7567_ADDRESS, SCREEN_ST7567, "ST7567", (uint8_t)addr.address);
 #ifdef HAS_NCP5623
                SCAN_SIMPLE_CASE(NCP5623_ADDR, NCP5623, "NCP5623", (uint8_t)addr.address);
-#endif
-#ifdef HAS_LP5562
-                SCAN_SIMPLE_CASE(LP5562_ADDR, LP5562, "LP5562", (uint8_t)addr.address);
 #endif
            case XPOWERS_AXP192_AXP2101_ADDRESS:
                // Do we have the axp2101/192 or the TCA8418
@@ -524,6 +578,18 @@ void ScanI2CTwoWire::scanPort(I2CPort port, uint8_t *address, uint8_t asize)
 #else
                SCAN_SIMPLE_CASE(PMSA003I_ADDR, PMSA003I, "PMSA003I", (uint8_t)addr.address)
 #endif
+            case MMC5983MA_ADDR:
+                registerValue = getRegisterValue(ScanI2CTwoWire::RegisterLocation(addr, 0x2F), 1);
+                if (registerValue == 0x30) {
+                    type = MMC5983MA;
+                    logFoundDevice("MMC5983MA", (uint8_t)addr.address);
+#ifdef HAS_LP5562
+                } else {
+                    type = LP5562;
+                    logFoundDevice("LP5562", (uint8_t)addr.address);
+#endif
+                }
+                break;
            case BMA423_ADDR: // this can also be LIS3DH_ADDR_ALT
                registerValue = getRegisterValue(ScanI2CTwoWire::RegisterLocation(addr, 0x0F), 2);
                if (registerValue == 0x3300 || registerValue == 0x3333) { // RAK4631 WisBlock has LIS3DH register at 0x3333
@@ -678,8 +744,8 @@ void ScanI2CTwoWire::scanPort(I2CPort port, uint8_t *address, uint8_t asize)
                }
                break;

-            case ICM20948_ADDR:     // same as BMX160_ADDR, BMI270_ADDR_ALT, and SEN5X_ADDR
-            case ICM20948_ADDR_ALT: // same as MPU6050_ADDR, BMI270_ADDR
+            case ICM20948_ADDR:     // same as BMX160_ADDR, BMI270_ADDR_ALT, ICM42607P_ADDR_ALT, and SEN5X_ADDR
+            case ICM20948_ADDR_ALT: // same as MPU6050_ADDR, BMI270_ADDR, and ICM42607P_ADDR
                registerValue = getRegisterValue(ScanI2CTwoWire::RegisterLocation(addr, 0x00), 1);
 #ifdef HAS_ICM20948
                type = ICM20948;
@@ -699,6 +765,12 @@ void ScanI2CTwoWire::scanPort(I2CPort port, uint8_t *address, uint8_t asize)
                    logFoundDevice("BMX160", (uint8_t)addr.address);
                    break;
                } else {
+                    registerValue = getRegisterValue(ScanI2CTwoWire::RegisterLocation(addr, 0x75), 1); // WHO_AM_I
+                    if (registerValue == 0x60) {
+                        type = ICM42607P;
+                        logFoundDevice("ICM-42607-P", (uint8_t)addr.address);
+                        break;
+                    }
                    String prod = "";
                    prod = readSEN5xProductName(i2cBus, addr.address);
                    if (prod.startsWith("SEN55")) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ScanI2CTwoWire : public ScanI2C

    concurrency::Lock lock;

-    uint16_t getRegisterValue(const RegisterLocation &, ResponseWidth, bool) const;
+    uint16_t getRegisterValue(const RegisterLocation &, ResponseWidth, bool = false) const;

    bool i2cCommandResponseLength(DeviceAddress addr, uint16_t command, uint8_t expectedLength) const;

@@ -1017,10 +1017,13 @@ void GPS::up()
    setPowerState(GPS_ACTIVE);
 }

-// We've got a GPS lock. Enter a low power state, potentially.
+// We've finished a GPS search cycle (lock or timeout). Enter a low power state, potentially.
 void GPS::down()
 {
-    scheduling.informGotLock();
+    if (hasValidLocation)
+        scheduling.informGotLock();
+    else
+        scheduling.informSearchFailed();
    uint32_t predictedSearchDuration = scheduling.predictedSearchDurationMs();
    uint32_t sleepTime = scheduling.msUntilNextSearch();
    uint32_t updateInterval = Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(config.position.gps_update_interval);
@@ -1545,7 +1548,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<GPS> GPS::createGps()
        _en_gpio = PIN_GPS_EN;
 #endif
 #ifdef ARCH_PORTDUINO
-    if (!portduino_config.has_gps)
+    if (portduino_config.has_gps) {
+        // These need to set as flags so later checks will pass on native and GPS will work.
+        // They are not used for any hardware access.
+        _rx_gpio = 1;
+        _tx_gpio = 1;
+    } else
        return nullptr;
 #endif
    if (!_rx_gpio || !_serial_gps) // Configured to have no GPS at all
@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ void GPSUpdateScheduling::informGotLock()
    searchEndedMs = millis();
    LOG_DEBUG("Took %us to get lock", (searchEndedMs - searchStartedMs) / 1000);
    updateLockTimePrediction();
+    consecutiveFailures = 0; // Drop back to fast cadence as soon as we acquire any fix
+}
+
+// Search finished without obtaining a fix. We still need to mark the end time so
+// the next sleep is timed correctly, but we must not feed the timeout duration
+// into predictedMsToGetLock — doing so poisons msUntilNextSearch() and causes
+// down() to fall into GPS_IDLE, leaving the chip awake on subsequent indoor cycles.
+void GPSUpdateScheduling::informSearchFailed()
+{
+    searchEndedMs = millis();
+    consecutiveFailures++;
+    LOG_DEBUG("GPS search ended without fix after %us (consecutive failures: %u)", (searchEndedMs - searchStartedMs) / 1000,
+              consecutiveFailures);
 }

 // Clear old lock-time prediction data.
@@ -25,6 +38,7 @@ void GPSUpdateScheduling::reset()
    searchEndedMs = 0;
    searchCount = 0;
    predictedMsToGetLock = 0;
+    consecutiveFailures = 0;
 }

 // How many milliseconds before we should next search for GPS position
@@ -36,6 +50,20 @@ uint32_t GPSUpdateScheduling::msUntilNextSearch()
    // Target interval (seconds), between GPS updates
    uint32_t updateInterval = Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(config.position.gps_update_interval, default_gps_update_interval);

+    // After a failed search, back off: indoors / no-sky environments will keep failing,
+    // so wake at most once per broadcast interval rather than once per gps_update_interval.
+    // Capped at 1 hour so a user-configured very-long broadcast interval still retries
+    // periodically (in case conditions change). Reset on any successful lock.
+    if (consecutiveFailures > 0) {
+        constexpr uint32_t failureRetryCapMs = 60UL * 60UL * 1000UL; // 1 hour cap
+        uint32_t failureSleepMs =
+            Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(config.position.position_broadcast_secs, default_broadcast_interval_secs);
+        if (failureSleepMs > failureRetryCapMs)
+            failureSleepMs = failureRetryCapMs;
+        if (updateInterval < failureSleepMs)
+            updateInterval = failureSleepMs;
+    }
+
    // Check how long until we should start searching, to hopefully hit our target interval
    uint32_t dueAtMs = searchEndedMs + updateInterval;
    uint32_t compensatedStart = dueAtMs - predictedMsToGetLock;
@@ -70,20 +98,29 @@ bool GPSUpdateScheduling::isUpdateDue()
 // Have we been searching for a GPS position for too long?
 bool GPSUpdateScheduling::searchedTooLong()
 {
+    constexpr uint32_t oneMinuteMs = 60UL * 1000UL;
+    constexpr uint32_t maxSearchClampMs = 15UL * oneMinuteMs;   // Hard cap: 15 minutes is always too long
+    constexpr uint32_t postFailureSearchMs = 5UL * oneMinuteMs; // Tighter dwell once we know the environment is hostile
+    uint32_t elapsed = elapsedSearchMs();
+
+    // Anything over 15 minutes is too long, regardless of the broadcast interval.
+    if (elapsed > maxSearchClampMs)
+        return true;
+
+    // After a prior failed search, shorten the dwell
+    if (consecutiveFailures > 0 && elapsed > postFailureSearchMs)
+        return true;
+
    uint32_t minimumOrConfiguredSecs =
        Default::getConfiguredOrMinimumValue(config.position.position_broadcast_secs, default_broadcast_interval_secs);
    uint32_t maxSearchMs = Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(minimumOrConfiguredSecs, default_broadcast_interval_secs);
-    // If broadcast interval set to max, no such thing as "too long"
-    if (maxSearchMs == UINT32_MAX)
-        return false;

    // If we've been searching longer than our position broadcast interval: that's too long
-    else if (elapsedSearchMs() > maxSearchMs)
+    if (elapsed > maxSearchMs)
        return true;

    // Otherwise, not too long yet!
-    else
-        return false;
+    return false;
 }

 // Updates the predicted time-to-get-lock, by exponentially smoothing the latest observation
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ class GPSUpdateScheduling
  public:
    // Marks the time of these events, for calculation use
    void informSearching();
-    void informGotLock(); // Predicted lock-time is recalculated here
+    void informGotLock();      // Predicted lock-time is recalculated here
+    void informSearchFailed(); // Search ended without a fix; prediction is left untouched

    void reset();           // Reset the prediction - after GPS::disable() / GPS::enable()
    bool isUpdateDue();     // Is it time to begin searching for a GPS position?
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class GPSUpdateScheduling
    uint32_t searchEndedMs = 0;
    uint32_t searchCount = 0;
    uint32_t predictedMsToGetLock = 0;
+    uint32_t consecutiveFailures = 0; // Count of search cycles that ended without a fix; reset on lock

    const float weighting = 0.2; // Controls exponential smoothing of lock-times prediction. 20% weighting of "latest lock-time".
 };
@@ -31,13 +31,63 @@ static uint32_t
    timeStartMsec; // Once we have a GPS lock, this is where we hold the initial msec clock that corresponds to that time
 static uint64_t zeroOffsetSecs; // GPS based time in secs since 1970 - only updated once on initial lock

+#ifdef PIO_UNIT_TESTING
+// Test seam: unit tests can inject a fake system clock (e.g. the uptime seconds that
+// gettimeofday() returns on boards without a real RTC, like RP2040) and force readFromRTC()
+// down the no-hardware-RTC fallback even when a hardware-RTC branch is compiled in.
+static bool hasMockSystemTime = false;
+static bool forceSystemTimeFallback = false;
+static struct timeval mockSystemTime = {};
+#endif
+
+// Reads the platform system clock (or the injected mock during unit tests). Used only by the
+// no-hardware-RTC fallback below, so it may be unused on builds with a hardware RTC.
+[[maybe_unused]] static bool readSystemTime(struct timeval *tv)
+{
+#ifdef PIO_UNIT_TESTING
+    if (hasMockSystemTime) {
+        *tv = mockSystemTime;
+        return true;
+    }
+#endif
+    return gettimeofday(tv, NULL) == 0;
+}
+
+// Seeds the clock from the system time on boards without a hardware RTC. gettimeofday() can
+// return uptime rather than wall-clock time there (e.g. RP2040), so only adopt it when we have
+// nothing better yet -- never clobber a higher-quality GPS/NTP/phone source (issue #9828).
+[[maybe_unused]] static RTCSetResult readFromSystemTimeFallback()
+{
+    struct timeval tv;
+    if (readSystemTime(&tv)) {
+        uint32_t now = millis();
+        uint32_t printableEpoch = tv.tv_sec; // Print lib only supports 32 bit but time_t can be 64 bit on some platforms
+        if (currentQuality == RTCQualityNone) {
+            LOG_DEBUG("Seed time from system clock: %lu", (unsigned long)printableEpoch);
+            timeStartMsec = now;
+            zeroOffsetSecs = tv.tv_sec;
+        } else {
+            LOG_DEBUG("Ignore system clock fallback (%lu); current RTC quality is %s", (unsigned long)printableEpoch,
+                      RtcName(currentQuality));
+        }
+        return RTCSetResultSuccess;
+    }
+    return RTCSetResultNotSet;
+}
+
 /**
- * Reads the current date and time from the RTC module and updates the system time.
- * @return True if the RTC was successfully read and the system time was updated, false otherwise.
+ * Reads date/time from the RTC module (or system-time fallback) and seeds internal timekeeping.
+ * @return RTCSetResultSuccess if a time source was read successfully (even if an existing higher-quality time is retained).
 */
 RTCSetResult readFromRTC()
 {
-    struct timeval tv; /* btw settimeofday() is helpful here too*/
+#ifdef PIO_UNIT_TESTING
+    if (forceSystemTimeFallback) {
+        return readFromSystemTimeFallback();
+    }
+#endif
+
+    [[maybe_unused]] struct timeval tv; /* btw settimeofday() is helpful here too*/
 #ifdef RV3028_RTC
    if (rtc_found.address == RV3028_RTC) {
        uint32_t now = millis();
@@ -162,14 +212,7 @@ RTCSetResult readFromRTC()
        }
    }
 #else
-    if (!gettimeofday(&tv, NULL)) {
-        uint32_t now = millis();
-        uint32_t printableEpoch = tv.tv_sec; // Print lib only supports 32 bit but time_t can be 64 bit on some platforms
-        LOG_DEBUG("Read RTC time as %ld", printableEpoch);
-        timeStartMsec = now;
-        zeroOffsetSecs = tv.tv_sec;
-        return RTCSetResultSuccess;
-    }
+    return readFromSystemTimeFallback();
 #endif
    return RTCSetResultNotSet;
 }
@@ -292,7 +335,7 @@ RTCSetResult perhapsSetRTC(RTCQuality q, const struct timeval *tv, bool forceUpd
                LOG_WARN("Failed to set time for RX8130CE");
            }
        }
-#elif defined(ARCH_ESP32)
+#elif defined(ARCH_ESP32) || defined(ARCH_RP2040)
        settimeofday(tv, NULL);
 #endif

@@ -423,6 +466,38 @@ void setBootRelativeTimeForUnitTest(uint32_t secondsSinceBoot)
    lastSetFromPhoneNtpOrGps = 0;
    lastTimeValidationWarning = 0;
 }
+
+void clearRTCSystemTimeForTests()
+{
+    hasMockSystemTime = false;
+    mockSystemTime = {};
+}
+
+void setRTCSystemTimeForTests(const struct timeval *tv)
+{
+    if (tv == NULL) {
+        clearRTCSystemTimeForTests();
+        return;
+    }
+    mockSystemTime = *tv;
+    hasMockSystemTime = true;
+}
+
+void setReadFromRTCUseSystemTimeForTests(bool enabled)
+{
+    forceSystemTimeFallback = enabled;
+}
+
+void resetRTCStateForTests()
+{
+    currentQuality = RTCQualityNone;
+    timeStartMsec = 0;
+    zeroOffsetSecs = 0;
+    lastSetFromPhoneNtpOrGps = 0;
+    lastTimeValidationWarning = 0;
+    setReadFromRTCUseSystemTimeForTests(false);
+    clearRTCSystemTimeForTests();
+}
 #endif

 time_t gm_mktime(const struct tm *tm)
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ RTCSetResult readFromRTC();

 #ifdef PIO_UNIT_TESTING
 void setBootRelativeTimeForUnitTest(uint32_t secondsSinceBoot);
+void resetRTCStateForTests();
+void setRTCSystemTimeForTests(const struct timeval *tv);
+void clearRTCSystemTimeForTests();
+void setReadFromRTCUseSystemTimeForTests(bool enabled);
 #endif

 time_t gm_mktime(const struct tm *tm);
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "main.h"
 #include "mesh-pb-constants.h"
 #include "mesh/Channels.h"
+#include "mesh/Default.h"
 #include "mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h"
 #include "modules/ExternalNotificationModule.h"
 #include "modules/TextMessageModule.h"
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ namespace graphics

 // This means the *visible* area (sh1106 can address 132, but shows 128 for example)
 #define IDLE_FRAMERATE 1 // in fps
+#define COMPASS_ACTIVE_FRAMERATE 20

 // DEBUG
 #define NUM_EXTRA_FRAMES 3 // text message and debug frame
@@ -135,6 +137,60 @@ static bool heartbeat = false;

 extern bool hasUnreadMessage;

+static inline float wrapHeading360(float heading)
+{
+    if (heading < 0.0f) {
+        heading += 360.0f;
+    } else if (heading >= 360.0f) {
+        heading -= 360.0f;
+    }
+    return heading;
+}
+
+void Screen::setHeading(float heading)
+{
+    const float wrappedHeading = wrapHeading360(heading);
+
+    if (!hasCompass) {
+        hasCompass = true;
+        compassHeading = wrappedHeading;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Interpolate using shortest-path angular delta to avoid jumps around 0/360.
+    float delta = wrappedHeading - compassHeading;
+    if (delta > 180.0f) {
+        delta -= 360.0f;
+    } else if (delta < -180.0f) {
+        delta += 360.0f;
+    }
+
+    // Adaptive filtering:
+    // - Strong damping for tiny deltas (jitter)
+    // - Faster response for larger turns
+    const float absDelta = (delta >= 0.0f) ? delta : -delta;
+    if (absDelta < 1.0f) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    float alpha = 0.35f;
+    if (absDelta > 25.0f) {
+        alpha = 0.85f;
+    } else if (absDelta > 10.0f) {
+        alpha = 0.65f;
+    }
+
+    float step = delta * alpha;
+    const float maxStep = 12.0f;
+    if (step > maxStep) {
+        step = maxStep;
+    } else if (step < -maxStep) {
+        step = -maxStep;
+    }
+
+    compassHeading = wrapHeading360(compassHeading + step);
+}
+
 // ==============================
 // Overlay Alert Banner Renderer
 // ==============================
@@ -272,10 +328,25 @@ static void drawModuleFrame(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int
 float Screen::estimatedHeading(double lat, double lon)
 {
    static double oldLat, oldLon;
-    static float b;
+    static float b = -1.0f;
+    static uint32_t lastHeadingAtMs = 0;
+    const uint32_t now = millis();
+    const uint32_t gpsUpdateIntervalSecs =
+        Default::getConfiguredOrDefault(config.position.gps_update_interval, default_gps_update_interval);
+    uint32_t effectiveUpdateIntervalSecs = gpsUpdateIntervalSecs;
+    if (config.position.position_broadcast_smart_enabled) {
+        const uint32_t smartMinIntervalSecs = Default::getConfiguredOrDefault(
+            config.position.broadcast_smart_minimum_interval_secs, default_broadcast_smart_minimum_interval_secs);
+        if (smartMinIntervalSecs > effectiveUpdateIntervalSecs) {
+            effectiveUpdateIntervalSecs = smartMinIntervalSecs;
+        }
+    }
+    // Two expected update windows; keep arithmetic 32-bit to avoid pulling in larger 64-bit helpers.
+    const uint32_t headingStaleMs =
+        (effectiveUpdateIntervalSecs > (UINT32_MAX / 2000U)) ? UINT32_MAX : (effectiveUpdateIntervalSecs * 2000U);

    if (oldLat == 0) {
-        // just prepare for next time
+        // Need at least two position points before we can infer heading.
        oldLat = lat;
        oldLon = lon;

@@ -283,12 +354,20 @@ float Screen::estimatedHeading(double lat, double lon)
    }

    float d = GeoCoord::latLongToMeter(oldLat, oldLon, lat, lon);
-    if (d < 10) // haven't moved enough, just keep current bearing
+    if (d < 10) { // haven't moved enough, keep previous heading (invalid until first real movement)
+        if (lastHeadingAtMs != 0 && (now - lastHeadingAtMs) >= headingStaleMs) {
+            // Heading is stale after prolonged no-movement; force reacquire.
+            b = -1.0f;
+            oldLat = lat;
+            oldLon = lon;
+        }
        return b;
+    }

    b = GeoCoord::bearing(oldLat, oldLon, lat, lon) * RAD_TO_DEG;
    oldLat = lat;
    oldLon = lon;
+    lastHeadingAtMs = now;

    return b;
 }
@@ -353,6 +432,11 @@ Screen::Screen(ScanI2C::DeviceAddress address, meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_O
 #elif defined(USE_SSD1306)
    dispdev = new SSD1306Wire(address.address, -1, -1, geometry,
                              (address.port == ScanI2C::I2CPort::WIRE1) ? HW_I2C::I2C_TWO : HW_I2C::I2C_ONE);
+#if defined(OLED_Y_OFFSET_PAGES)
+    // Panels whose active window does not start at GDDRAM row 0 (e.g. 72x40
+    // modules on pages 3..7) need a fixed vertical page shift on every write.
+    static_cast<SSD1306Wire *>(dispdev)->setYOffset(OLED_Y_OFFSET_PAGES);
+#endif
 #elif defined(USE_SPISSD1306)
    dispdev = new SSD1306Spi(SSD1306_RESET, SSD1306_RS, SSD1306_NSS, GEOMETRY_64_48);
    if (!dispdev->init()) {
@@ -834,7 +918,7 @@ int32_t Screen::runOnce()

 #ifndef DISABLE_WELCOME_UNSET
    if (!NotificationRenderer::isOverlayBannerShowing() && config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_UNSET) {
-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
        menuHandler::LoraRegionPicker();
 #else
        menuHandler::OnboardMessage();
@@ -923,9 +1007,22 @@ int32_t Screen::runOnce()
    // but we should only call setTargetFPS when framestate changes, because
    // otherwise that breaks animations.

-    if (targetFramerate != IDLE_FRAMERATE && ui->getUiState()->frameState == FIXED) {
+    uint32_t desiredFramerate = IDLE_FRAMERATE;
+#if HAS_GPS && !defined(USE_EINK)
+    if (showingNormalScreen && hasCompass) {
+        const uint8_t currentFrame = ui->getUiState()->currentFrame;
+        if ((framesetInfo.positions.gps != 255 && currentFrame == framesetInfo.positions.gps) ||
+            (framesetInfo.positions.waypoint != 255 && currentFrame == framesetInfo.positions.waypoint) ||
+            (framesetInfo.positions.firstFavorite != 255 && currentFrame >= framesetInfo.positions.firstFavorite &&
+             currentFrame <= framesetInfo.positions.lastFavorite)) {
+            desiredFramerate = COMPASS_ACTIVE_FRAMERATE;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+    if (targetFramerate != desiredFramerate && ui->getUiState()->frameState == FIXED) {
        // oldFrameState = ui->getUiState()->frameState;
-        targetFramerate = IDLE_FRAMERATE;
+        targetFramerate = desiredFramerate;

        ui->setTargetFPS(targetFramerate);
        forceDisplay();
@@ -1058,7 +1155,7 @@ void Screen::setFrames(FrameFocus focus)
 #if defined(DISPLAY_CLOCK_FRAME)
    if (!hiddenFrames.clock) {
        fsi.positions.clock = numframes;
-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
        normalFrames[numframes++] = graphics::ClockRenderer::drawAnalogClockFrame;
 #else
        normalFrames[numframes++] = uiconfig.is_clockface_analog ? graphics::ClockRenderer::drawAnalogClockFrame
@@ -1511,7 +1608,7 @@ void Screen::showFrame(FrameDirection direction)

 void Screen::setFastFramerate()
 {
-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    dispdev->clear();
    dispdev->display();
 #endif
@@ -330,15 +330,11 @@ class Screen : public concurrency::OSThread

    // Function to allow the AccelerometerThread to set the heading if a sensor provides it
    // Mutex needed?
-    void setHeading(long _heading)
-    {
-        hasCompass = true;
-        compassHeading = fmod(_heading, 360);
-    }
+    void setHeading(float heading);

    bool hasHeading() { return hasCompass; }

-    long getHeading() { return compassHeading; }
+    float getHeading() { return compassHeading; }

    void setEndCalibration(uint32_t _endCalibrationAt) { endCalibrationAt = _endCalibrationAt; }
    uint32_t getEndCalibration() { return endCalibrationAt; }
@@ -792,4 +788,4 @@ extern std::vector<std::string> functionSymbol;
 extern std::string functionSymbolString;
 extern graphics::Screen *screen;

-#endif
+#endif
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 #define FONT_SMALL FONT_MEDIUM_LOCAL // Height: 19
 #define FONT_MEDIUM FONT_LARGE_LOCAL // Height: 28
 #define FONT_LARGE FONT_LARGE_LOCAL  // Height: 28
-#elif defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#elif defined(OLED_TINY)
 #define FONT_SMALL FONT_SMALL_LOCAL  // Height: 13
 #define FONT_MEDIUM FONT_SMALL_LOCAL // Height: 13
 #define FONT_LARGE FONT_SMALL_LOCAL  // Height: 13
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ ScreenResolution determineScreenResolution(int16_t screenheight, int16_t screenw
        return ScreenResolution::UltraLow;
    }

+#ifdef DISPLAY_FORCE_SMALL_FONTS
+    if (screenwidth <= 160 && screenheight <= 80) {
+        return ScreenResolution::Low;
+    }
+#endif
+
    // Standard OLED screens
    if (screenwidth > 128 && screenheight <= 64) {
        return ScreenResolution::Low;
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ void drawCommonHeader(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t x, int16_t y, const char *ti

    int batteryX = 1;
    int batteryY = HEADER_OFFSET_Y + 1;
-#if !defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if !defined(OLED_TINY)
    // === Battery Icons ===
    if (usbPowered && !isCharging) { // This is a basic check to determine USB Powered is flagged but not charging
        batteryX += 1;
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static LGFX *tft = nullptr;

 #elif defined(ST7789_CS)
 #include <LovyanGFX.hpp> // Graphics and font library for ST7735 driver chip
-#ifdef HELTEC_V4_TFT
+#if defined(HELTEC_V4_TFT) || defined(HELTEC_V4_R8_TFT)
 #include "chsc6x.h"
 #include "lgfx/v1/Touch.hpp"
 namespace lgfx
@@ -450,7 +450,11 @@ class TOUCH_CHSC6X : public ITouch
    bool init(void) override
    {
        if (chsc6xTouch == nullptr) {
+#if (TOUCH_I2C_PORT == 1)
            chsc6xTouch = new chsc6x(&Wire1, TOUCH_SDA_PIN, TOUCH_SCL_PIN, TOUCH_INT_PIN, TOUCH_RST_PIN);
+#else
+            chsc6xTouch = new chsc6x(&Wire, TOUCH_SDA_PIN, TOUCH_SCL_PIN, TOUCH_INT_PIN, TOUCH_RST_PIN);
+#endif
        }
        chsc6xTouch->chsc6x_init();
        return true;
@@ -487,7 +491,7 @@ class LGFX : public lgfx::LGFX_Device
 #if HAS_TOUCHSCREEN
 #if defined(T_WATCH_S3) || defined(ELECROW)
    lgfx::Touch_FT5x06 _touch_instance;
-#elif defined(HELTEC_V4_TFT)
+#elif defined(HELTEC_V4_TFT) || defined(HELTEC_V4_R8_TFT)
    lgfx::TOUCH_CHSC6X _touch_instance;
 #else
    lgfx::Touch_GT911 _touch_instance;
@@ -506,7 +510,11 @@ class LGFX : public lgfx::LGFX_Device
            cfg.freq_write = SPI_FREQUENCY; // SPI clock for transmission (up to 80MHz, rounded to the value obtained by dividing
                                            // 80MHz by an integer)
            cfg.freq_read = SPI_READ_FREQUENCY; // SPI clock when receiving
-            cfg.spi_3wire = false;
+#ifdef SPI_3_WIRE
+            cfg.spi_3wire = SPI_3_WIRE;
+#else
+            cfg.spi_3wire = true;                      // Set to true if reception is done on the MOSI pin
+#endif
            cfg.use_lock = true;               // Set to true to use transaction locking
            cfg.dma_channel = SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO; // SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO; // Set DMA channel to use (0=not use DMA / 1=1ch / 2=ch /
                                               // SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO=auto setting)
@@ -556,8 +564,11 @@ class LGFX : public lgfx::LGFX_Device
            cfg.rgb_order = false;                        // Set to true if the panel's red and blue are swapped
            cfg.dlen_16bit =
                false;             // Set to true for panels that transmit data length in 16-bit units with 16-bit parallel or SPI
+#if defined(HAS_SDCARD)
            cfg.bus_shared = true; // If the bus is shared with the SD card, set to true (bus control with drawJpgFile etc.)
-
+#else
+            cfg.bus_shared = false;
+#endif
            // Set the following only when the display is shifted with a driver with a variable number of pixels, such as the
            // ST7735 or ILI9163.
            // cfg.memory_width = TFT_WIDTH;   // Maximum width supported by the driver IC
@@ -1348,7 +1359,8 @@ void TFTDisplay::sendCommand(uint8_t com)
            digitalWrite(portduino_config.displayBacklight.pin, TFT_BACKLIGHT_ON);
 #elif defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR)
        tft->displayOn();
-#elif !defined(RAK14014) && !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(UNPHONE) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
+#elif !defined(RAK14014) && !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(UNPHONE) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096) &&                         \
+    !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T1)
        tft->wakeup();
        tft->powerSaveOff();
 #endif
@@ -1359,7 +1371,7 @@ void TFTDisplay::sendCommand(uint8_t com)
 #ifdef UNPHONE
        unphone.backlight(true); // using unPhone library
 #endif
-#if defined(RAK14014) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
+#if defined(RAK14014) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T1)
 #elif !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(ST7789_CS) &&                                                                                \
    !defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR) // T-Deck gets brightness set in Screen.cpp in the handleSetOn function
        tft->setBrightness(172);
@@ -1375,7 +1387,8 @@ void TFTDisplay::sendCommand(uint8_t com)
            digitalWrite(portduino_config.displayBacklight.pin, !TFT_BACKLIGHT_ON);
 #elif defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR)
        tft->displayOff();
-#elif !defined(RAK14014) && !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(UNPHONE) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
+#elif !defined(RAK14014) && !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(UNPHONE) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096) &&                         \
+    !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T1)
        tft->sleep();
        tft->powerSaveOn();
 #endif
@@ -1386,7 +1399,7 @@ void TFTDisplay::sendCommand(uint8_t com)
 #ifdef UNPHONE
        unphone.backlight(false); // using unPhone library
 #endif
-#if defined(RAK14014) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
+#if defined(RAK14014) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T1)
 #elif !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR)
        tft->setBrightness(0);
 #endif
@@ -1401,7 +1414,7 @@ void TFTDisplay::sendCommand(uint8_t com)

 void TFTDisplay::setDisplayBrightness(uint8_t _brightness)
 {
-#if defined(RAK14014) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
+#if defined(RAK14014) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T1)
    // todo
 #elif !defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR)
    tft->setBrightness(_brightness);
@@ -1421,7 +1434,7 @@ bool TFTDisplay::hasTouch(void)
 {
 #ifdef RAK14014
    return true;
-#elif !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
+#elif !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T1)
    return tft->touch() != nullptr;
 #else
    return false;
@@ -1440,7 +1453,7 @@ bool TFTDisplay::getTouch(int16_t *x, int16_t *y)
    } else {
        return false;
    }
-#elif !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
+#elif !defined(M5STACK) && !defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096) && !defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T1)
    return tft->getTouch(x, y);
 #else
    return false;
@@ -1457,7 +1470,7 @@ bool TFTDisplay::connect()
 {
    concurrency::LockGuard g(spiLock);
    LOG_INFO("Do TFT init");
-#if defined(RAK14014) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096)
+#if defined(RAK14014) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T096) || defined(HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T1)
    tft = new TFT_eSPI;
 #elif defined(HACKADAY_COMMUNICATOR)
    bus = new Arduino_ESP32SPI(TFT_DC, TFT_CS, 38 /* SCK */, 21 /* MOSI */, GFX_NOT_DEFINED /* MISO */, HSPI /* spi_num */);
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ void VirtualKeyboard::draw(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t offsetX, int16_t offset
        if (keyboardStartY < 0)
            keyboardStartY = 0;
    } else {
-        // Default (non-wide, non-64px) behavior: use key height heuristic and place at bottom
-        cellH = KEY_HEIGHT;
+        // Default (non-wide, non-64px) e.g. SH1107 128x128:
+        // cellH = FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 2 so rows are tighter while still hosting the font
+        cellH = std::max((int)KEY_HEIGHT, FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 2);
        int keyboardHeight = KEYBOARD_ROWS * cellH;
        keyboardStartY = screenH - keyboardHeight;
        if (keyboardStartY < 0)
@@ -446,11 +447,8 @@ void VirtualKeyboard::drawKey(OLEDDisplay *display, const VirtualKey &key, bool
        if (textX < x)
            textX = x; // guard
    } else {
-        if (display->getHeight() <= 64 && (key.character >= '0' && key.character <= '9')) {
-            textX = x + (width - textWidth + 1) / 2;
-        } else {
-            textX = x + (width - textWidth) / 2;
-        }
+        // Use ceil rounding for all screens (consistent with 128x64 behavior for numbers)
+        textX = x + (width - textWidth + 1) / 2;
    }
    int contentTop = y;
    int contentH = height;
@@ -746,4 +744,4 @@ bool VirtualKeyboard::isTimedOut() const
 }

 } // namespace graphics
-#endif
+#endif
@@ -183,9 +183,13 @@ void drawDigitalClockFrame(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int1
    static float segmentHeight = SEGMENT_HEIGHT * 0.75f;

    if (!scaleInitialized) {
+#ifdef DISPLAY_FORCE_SMALL_FONTS
+        float screenwidth_target_ratio = 0.70f; // Target 70% of display width (adjustable)
+#else
        float screenwidth_target_ratio = 0.80f; // Target 80% of display width (adjustable)
-        float max_scale = 3.5f;                 // Safety limit to avoid runaway scaling
-        float step = 0.05f;                     // Step increment per iteration
+#endif
+        float max_scale = 3.5f; // Safety limit to avoid runaway scaling
+        float step = 0.05f;     // Step increment per iteration

        float target_width = display->getWidth() * screenwidth_target_ratio;
        float target_height =
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #if HAS_SCREEN
 #include "CompassRenderer.h"
-#include "NodeDB.h"
-#include "UIRenderer.h"
-#include "configuration.h"
-#include "gps/GeoCoord.h"
 #include "graphics/ScreenFonts.h"
 #include "graphics/SharedUIDisplay.h"
 #include <cmath>
@@ -21,8 +17,8 @@ struct Point {

    void rotate(float angle)
    {
-        float cos_a = cos(angle);
-        float sin_a = sin(angle);
+        float cos_a = cosf(angle);
+        float sin_a = sinf(angle);
        float new_x = x * cos_a - y * sin_a;
        float new_y = x * sin_a + y * cos_a;
        x = new_x;
@@ -51,21 +47,30 @@ void drawCompassNorth(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t compassX, int16_t compassY,
    if (currentResolution == ScreenResolution::High) {
        radius += 4;
    }
-    Point north(0, -radius);
-    if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FIXED_RING)
-        north.rotate(-myHeading);
-    north.translate(compassX, compassY);
+    float northX = 0.0f;
+    float northY = -radius;
+    if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FIXED_RING) {
+        const float c = cosf(-myHeading);
+        const float s = sinf(-myHeading);
+        const float rx = northX * c - northY * s;
+        const float ry = northX * s + northY * c;
+        northX = rx;
+        northY = ry;
+    }
+    northX += compassX;
+    northY += compassY;

    display->setFont(FONT_SMALL);
    display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER);
    display->setColor(BLACK);
+    const int16_t nLabelWidth = display->getStringWidth("N");
    if (currentResolution == ScreenResolution::High) {
-        display->fillRect(north.x - 8, north.y - 1, display->getStringWidth("N") + 3, FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 6);
+        display->fillRect(northX - 8, northY - 1, nLabelWidth + 3, FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 6);
    } else {
-        display->fillRect(north.x - 4, north.y - 1, display->getStringWidth("N") + 2, FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 6);
+        display->fillRect(northX - 4, northY - 1, nLabelWidth + 2, FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 6);
    }
    display->setColor(WHITE);
-    display->drawString(north.x, north.y - 3, "N");
+    display->drawString(northX, northY - 3, "N");
 }

 void drawNodeHeading(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t compassX, int16_t compassY, uint16_t compassDiam, float headingRadian)
@@ -113,11 +118,46 @@ void drawArrowToNode(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t x, int16_t y, int16_t size, f
    display->fillTriangle(tip.x, tip.y, right.x, right.y, tail.x, tail.y);
 }

-float estimatedHeading(double lat, double lon)
+bool getHeadingRadians(double lat, double lon, float &headingRadian)
 {
-    // Simple magnetic declination estimation
-    // This is a very basic implementation - the original might be more sophisticated
-    return 0.0f; // Return 0 for now, indicating no heading available
+    headingRadian = 0.0f;
+
+    if (uiconfig.compass_mode == meshtastic_CompassMode_FREEZE_HEADING)
+        return true;
+
+    if (!screen)
+        return false;
+
+    if (screen->hasHeading()) {
+        headingRadian = screen->getHeading() * DEG_TO_RAD;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    const float estimatedHeadingDeg = screen->estimatedHeading(lat, lon);
+    if (!(estimatedHeadingDeg >= 0.0f))
+        return false;
+
+    headingRadian = estimatedHeadingDeg * DEG_TO_RAD;
+    return true;
+}
+
+float adjustBearingForCompassMode(float bearingRadian, float headingRadian)
+{
+    if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FIXED_RING)
+        return bearingRadian - headingRadian;
+
+    return bearingRadian;
+}
+
+float radiansToDegrees360(float angleRadian)
+{
+    constexpr float fullTurnDeg = 360.0f;
+    float degrees = angleRadian * RAD_TO_DEG;
+    if (degrees < 0.0f)
+        degrees += fullTurnDeg;
+    else if (degrees >= fullTurnDeg)
+        degrees -= fullTurnDeg;
+    return degrees;
 }

 uint16_t getCompassDiam(uint32_t displayWidth, uint32_t displayHeight)
@@ -137,4 +177,4 @@ uint16_t getCompassDiam(uint32_t displayWidth, uint32_t displayHeight)

 } // namespace CompassRenderer
 } // namespace graphics
-#endif
+#endif
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once

 #include "graphics/Screen.h"
-#include "mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h"
 #include <OLEDDisplay.h>
 #include <OLEDDisplayUi.h>

@@ -25,7 +24,9 @@ void drawNodeHeading(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t compassX, int16_t compassY, u
 void drawArrowToNode(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t x, int16_t y, int16_t size, float bearing);

 // Navigation and location functions
-float estimatedHeading(double lat, double lon);
+bool getHeadingRadians(double lat, double lon, float &headingRadian);
+float adjustBearingForCompassMode(float bearingRadian, float headingRadian);
+float radiansToDegrees360(float angleRadian);
 uint16_t getCompassDiam(uint32_t displayWidth, uint32_t displayHeight);

 } // namespace CompassRenderer
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void drawLoRaFocused(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_t x,
    nameX = (SCREEN_WIDTH - textWidth) / 2;
    display->drawString(nameX, getTextPositions(display)[line++], frequencyslot);

-#if !defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if !defined(OLED_TINY)
    // === Fifth Row: Channel Utilization ===
    const char *chUtil = "ChUtil:";
    char chUtilPercentage[10];
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ void drawSystemScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_t x
        // Label
        display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT);
        display->drawString(labelX, getTextPositions(display)[line], label);
-#if !defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if !defined(OLED_TINY)
        // Bar
        int barY = getTextPositions(display)[line] + (FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - barHeight) / 2;
        display->setColor(WHITE);
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ void menuHandler::TZPicker()

 void menuHandler::clockMenu()
 {
-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    static const char *optionsArray[] = {"Back", "Time Format", "Timezone"};
 #else
    static const char *optionsArray[] = {"Back", "Clock Face", "Time Format", "Timezone"};
@@ -1256,6 +1256,11 @@ void menuHandler::positionBaseMenu()
            if (accelerometerThread) {
                accelerometerThread->calibrate(30);
            }
+#endif
+#if !defined(ARCH_STM32WL) && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_I2C && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_MAGNETOMETER
+            if (magnetometerThread) {
+                magnetometerThread->calibrate(30);
+            }
 #endif
            break;
        case PositionAction::GPSSmartPosition:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern bool haveGlyphs(const char *str);
 // Global screen instance
 extern graphics::Screen *screen;

-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
 static uint32_t lastSwitchTime = 0;
 #endif
 namespace graphics
@@ -373,14 +373,13 @@ void drawNodeDistance(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16
        }
    }

-    if (strlen(distStr) > 0) {
-        int offset = (currentResolution == ScreenResolution::High)
-                         ? (isLeftCol ? 7 : 10) // Offset for Wide Screens (Left Column:Right Column)
-                         : (isLeftCol ? 4 : 7); // Offset for Narrow Screens (Left Column:Right Column)
-        int rightEdge = x + columnWidth - offset;
-        int textWidth = display->getStringWidth(distStr);
-        display->drawString(rightEdge - textWidth, y, distStr);
-    }
+    const char *distanceLabel = (strlen(distStr) > 0) ? distStr : "?";
+    int offset = (currentResolution == ScreenResolution::High)
+                     ? (isLeftCol ? 7 : 10) // Offset for Wide Screens (Left Column:Right Column)
+                     : (isLeftCol ? 4 : 7); // Offset for Narrow Screens (Left Column:Right Column)
+    int rightEdge = x + columnWidth - offset;
+    int textWidth = display->getStringWidth(distanceLabel);
+    display->drawString(rightEdge - textWidth, y, distanceLabel);
 }

 void drawEntryDynamic_Nodes(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16_t x, int16_t y, int columnWidth)
@@ -431,8 +430,8 @@ void drawEntryCompass(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16
    }
 }

-void drawCompassArrow(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16_t x, int16_t y, int columnWidth, float myHeading,
-                      double userLat, double userLon)
+void drawCompassArrow(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16_t x, int16_t y, int columnWidth,
+                      float myHeadingRadian, double userLat, double userLon)
 {
    if (!nodeDB->hasValidPosition(node))
        return;
@@ -446,11 +445,11 @@ void drawCompassArrow(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16
    double nodeLat = node->position.latitude_i * 1e-7;
    double nodeLon = node->position.longitude_i * 1e-7;
    float bearing = GeoCoord::bearing(userLat, userLon, nodeLat, nodeLon);
-    float bearingToNode = RAD_TO_DEG * bearing;
-    float relativeBearing = fmod((bearingToNode - myHeading + 360), 360);
+    float relativeBearing = CompassRenderer::adjustBearingForCompassMode(bearing, myHeadingRadian);
+    float relativeBearingDeg = CompassRenderer::radiansToDegrees360(relativeBearing);
    // Shrink size by 2px
    int size = FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 5;
-    CompassRenderer::drawArrowToNode(display, centerX, centerY, size, relativeBearing);
+    CompassRenderer::drawArrowToNode(display, centerX, centerY, size, relativeBearingDeg);
    /*
    float angle = relativeBearing * DEG_TO_RAD;
    float halfSize = size / 2.0;
@@ -480,12 +479,27 @@ void drawCompassArrow(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16
    */
 }

+void drawCompassUnknown(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16_t x, int16_t y, int columnWidth, float, double,
+                        double)
+{
+    if (!nodeDB->hasValidPosition(node))
+        return;
+
+    bool isLeftCol = (x < SCREEN_WIDTH / 2);
+    int arrowXOffset = (currentResolution == ScreenResolution::High) ? (isLeftCol ? 22 : 24) : (isLeftCol ? 12 : 18);
+    int centerX = x + columnWidth - arrowXOffset;
+
+    display->setFont(FONT_SMALL);
+    display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER);
+    display->drawString(centerX, y, "?");
+}
+
 // =============================
 // Main Screen Functions
 // =============================

 void drawNodeListScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_t x, int16_t y, const char *title,
-                        EntryRenderer renderer, NodeExtrasRenderer extras, float heading, double lat, double lon)
+                        EntryRenderer renderer, NodeExtrasRenderer extras, float headingRadian, double lat, double lon)
 {
    const int COMMON_HEADER_HEIGHT = FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 1;
    const int rowYOffset = FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 3;
@@ -570,7 +584,7 @@ void drawNodeListScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_t
        renderer(display, node, xPos, yPos, columnWidth);

        if (extras)
-            extras(display, node, xPos, yPos, columnWidth, heading, lat, lon);
+            extras(display, node, xPos, yPos, columnWidth, headingRadian, lat, lon);

        lastNodeY = max(lastNodeY, yPos + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL);
        yOffset += rowYOffset;
@@ -670,7 +684,7 @@ void drawDynamicListScreen_Nodes(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state

    unsigned long now = millis();

-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    display->clear();
    if (now - lastSwitchTime >= 3000) {
        display->display();
@@ -706,7 +720,7 @@ void drawDynamicListScreen_Location(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *st

    unsigned long now = millis();

-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    display->clear();
    if (now - lastSwitchTime >= 3000) {
        display->display();
@@ -765,13 +779,17 @@ void drawDistanceScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_t
 #endif
 void drawNodeListWithCompasses(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_t x, int16_t y)
 {
-    float heading = 0;
-    bool validHeading = false;
+    float headingRadian = 0.0f;
    auto ourNode = nodeDB->getMeshNode(nodeDB->getNodeNum());
+    if (!ourNode || !nodeDB->hasValidPosition(ourNode)) {
+        drawNodeListScreen(display, state, x, y, "Bearings", drawEntryCompass, drawCompassUnknown, headingRadian, 0.0, 0.0);
+        return;
+    }
+
    double lat = DegD(ourNode->position.latitude_i);
    double lon = DegD(ourNode->position.longitude_i);

-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    display->clear();
    uint32_t now = millis();
    if (now - lastSwitchTime >= 2000) {
@@ -779,21 +797,12 @@ void drawNodeListWithCompasses(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state,
        lastSwitchTime = now;
    }
 #endif
-    if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FREEZE_HEADING) {
-#if HAS_GPS
-        if (screen->hasHeading()) {
-            heading = screen->getHeading(); // degrees
-            validHeading = true;
-        } else {
-            heading = screen->estimatedHeading(lat, lon);
-            validHeading = !isnan(heading);
-        }
-#endif
-
-        if (!validHeading)
-            return;
+    if (!CompassRenderer::getHeadingRadians(lat, lon, headingRadian)) {
+        drawNodeListScreen(display, state, x, y, "Bearings", drawEntryCompass, drawCompassUnknown, headingRadian, lat, lon);
+        return;
    }
-    drawNodeListScreen(display, state, x, y, "Bearings", drawEntryCompass, drawCompassArrow, heading, lat, lon);
+
+    drawNodeListScreen(display, state, x, y, "Bearings", drawEntryCompass, drawCompassArrow, headingRadian, lat, lon);
 }

 /// Draw a series of fields in a column, wrapping to multiple columns if needed
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ enum ListMode_Location { MODE_DISTANCE = 0, MODE_BEARING = 1, MODE_COUNT_LOCATIO

 // Main node list screen function
 void drawNodeListScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_t x, int16_t y, const char *title,
-                        EntryRenderer renderer, NodeExtrasRenderer extras = nullptr, float heading = 0, double lat = 0,
+                        EntryRenderer renderer, NodeExtrasRenderer extras = nullptr, float headingRadian = 0, double lat = 0,
                        double lon = 0);

 // Entry renderers
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ void drawEntryDynamic_Nodes(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node,
 void drawEntryCompass(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16_t x, int16_t y, int columnWidth);

 // Extras renderers
-void drawCompassArrow(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16_t x, int16_t y, int columnWidth, float myHeading,
-                      double userLat, double userLon);
+void drawCompassArrow(OLEDDisplay *display, meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *node, int16_t x, int16_t y, int columnWidth,
+                      float myHeadingRadian, double userLat, double userLon);

 // Screen frame functions
 void drawLastHeardScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, int16_t x, int16_t y);
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void NotificationRenderer::drawNotificationBox(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplay
    }
    int16_t boxTop = (display->height() / 2) - (boxHeight / 2);
    boxHeight += (currentResolution == ScreenResolution::High) ? 2 : 1;
-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    if (visibleTotalLines == 1) {
        boxTop += 25;
    }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@

 // External variables
 extern graphics::Screen *screen;
-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
 static uint32_t lastSwitchTime = 0;
 #endif
 namespace graphics
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ static inline void drawSatelliteIcon(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t x, int16_t y)
    }
 }

+static void drawCompassStatusText(OLEDDisplay *display, int16_t compassX, int16_t compassY, const char *statusLine1,
+                                  const char *statusLine2)
+{
+    display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER);
+    display->drawString(compassX, compassY - FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL, statusLine1);
+    display->drawString(compassX, compassY, statusLine2);
+    display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT);
+}
+
 void graphics::UIRenderer::rebuildFavoritedNodes()
 {
    favoritedNodes.clear();
@@ -304,7 +313,7 @@ void UIRenderer::drawNodeInfo(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, i
    if (!node || node->num == nodeDB->getNodeNum() || !node->is_favorite)
        return;
    display->clear();
-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    uint32_t now = millis();
    if (now - lastSwitchTime >= 10000) // 10000 ms = 10 秒
    {
@@ -518,7 +527,7 @@ void UIRenderer::drawNodeInfo(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, i
    if (seenStr[0]) {
        display->drawString(x, getTextPositions(display)[line++], seenStr);
    }
-#if !defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if !defined(OLED_TINY)
    // === 4. Uptime (only show if metric is present) ===
    char uptimeStr[32] = "";
    if (node->has_device_metrics && node->device_metrics.has_uptime_seconds) {
@@ -638,51 +647,54 @@ void UIRenderer::drawNodeInfo(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, i
        display->drawString(x, getTextPositions(display)[line++], batLine);
    }

+    bool showCompass = false;
+    float myHeading = 0.0f;
+    float bearing = 0.0f;
+    const bool hasOwnPositionFix = (ourNode && nodeDB->hasValidPosition(ourNode));
+    const bool hasNodePositionFix = nodeDB->hasValidPosition(node);
+    const char *statusLine1 = nullptr;
+    const char *statusLine2 = nullptr;
+    if (hasOwnPositionFix && hasNodePositionFix) {
+        const auto &op = ourNode->position;
+        showCompass = CompassRenderer::getHeadingRadians(DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i), myHeading);
+        if (showCompass) {
+            const auto &p = node->position;
+            bearing = GeoCoord::bearing(DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i), DegD(p.latitude_i), DegD(p.longitude_i));
+            bearing = CompassRenderer::adjustBearingForCompassMode(bearing, myHeading);
+        } else {
+            statusLine1 = "No";
+            statusLine2 = "Heading";
+        }
+    } else if (!hasOwnPositionFix || !hasNodePositionFix) {
+        statusLine1 = "No";
+        statusLine2 = "Fix";
+    }
+
    // --- Compass Rendering: landscape (wide) screens use the original side-aligned logic ---
    if (SCREEN_WIDTH > SCREEN_HEIGHT) {
-        bool showCompass = false;
-        if (ourNode && (nodeDB->hasValidPosition(ourNode) || screen->hasHeading()) && nodeDB->hasValidPosition(node)) {
-            showCompass = true;
-        }
-        if (showCompass) {
+        if (showCompass || statusLine1) {
            const int16_t topY = getTextPositions(display)[1];
            const int16_t bottomY = SCREEN_HEIGHT - (FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 1);
            const int16_t usableHeight = bottomY - topY - 5;
            int16_t compassRadius = usableHeight / 2;
            if (compassRadius < 8)
                compassRadius = 8;
-            const int16_t compassDiam = compassRadius * 2;
            const int16_t compassX = x + SCREEN_WIDTH - compassRadius - 8;
            const int16_t compassY = topY + (usableHeight / 2) + ((FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 1) / 2) + 2;
-
-            const auto &op = ourNode->position;
-            float myHeading = screen->hasHeading() ? screen->getHeading() * PI / 180
-                                                   : screen->estimatedHeading(DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i));
-
-            const auto &p = node->position;
-            /* unused
-            float d =
-                GeoCoord::latLongToMeter(DegD(p.latitude_i), DegD(p.longitude_i), DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i));
-            */
-            float bearing = GeoCoord::bearing(DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i), DegD(p.latitude_i), DegD(p.longitude_i));
-            if (uiconfig.compass_mode == meshtastic_CompassMode_FREEZE_HEADING) {
-                myHeading = 0;
-            } else {
-                bearing -= myHeading;
-            }
+            const int16_t compassDiam = compassRadius * 2;

            display->drawCircle(compassX, compassY, compassRadius);
-            CompassRenderer::drawCompassNorth(display, compassX, compassY, myHeading, compassRadius);
-            CompassRenderer::drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, compassDiam, bearing);
+            if (showCompass) {
+                CompassRenderer::drawCompassNorth(display, compassX, compassY, myHeading, compassRadius);
+                CompassRenderer::drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, compassDiam, bearing);
+            } else {
+                drawCompassStatusText(display, compassX, compassY, statusLine1, statusLine2);
+            }
        }
        // else show nothing
    } else {
        // Portrait or square: put compass at the bottom and centered, scaled to fit available space
-        bool showCompass = false;
-        if (ourNode && (nodeDB->hasValidPosition(ourNode) || screen->hasHeading()) && nodeDB->hasValidPosition(node)) {
-            showCompass = true;
-        }
-        if (showCompass) {
+        if (showCompass || statusLine1) {
            int yBelowContent = (line > 0 && line <= 5) ? (getTextPositions(display)[line - 1] + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL + 2)
                                                        : getTextPositions(display)[1];
            const int margin = 4;
@@ -693,8 +705,8 @@ void UIRenderer::drawNodeInfo(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, i
 #else
            const int navBarHeight = 0;
 #endif
-            int availableHeight = SCREEN_HEIGHT - yBelowContent - navBarHeight - margin;
            // --------- END PATCH FOR EINK NAV BAR -----------
+            int availableHeight = SCREEN_HEIGHT - yBelowContent - navBarHeight - margin;

            if (availableHeight < FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL * 2)
                return;
@@ -708,25 +720,13 @@ void UIRenderer::drawNodeInfo(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state, i
            int compassX = x + SCREEN_WIDTH / 2;
            int compassY = yBelowContent + availableHeight / 2;

-            const auto &op = ourNode->position;
-            float myHeading = 0;
-            if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FREEZE_HEADING) {
-                myHeading = screen->hasHeading() ? screen->getHeading() * PI / 180
-                                                 : screen->estimatedHeading(DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i));
-            }
-            graphics::CompassRenderer::drawCompassNorth(display, compassX, compassY, myHeading, compassRadius);
-
-            const auto &p = node->position;
-            /* unused
-            float d =
-                GeoCoord::latLongToMeter(DegD(p.latitude_i), DegD(p.longitude_i), DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i));
-            */
-            float bearing = GeoCoord::bearing(DegD(op.latitude_i), DegD(op.longitude_i), DegD(p.latitude_i), DegD(p.longitude_i));
-            if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FREEZE_HEADING)
-                bearing -= myHeading;
-            graphics::CompassRenderer::drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, compassRadius * 2, bearing);
-
            display->drawCircle(compassX, compassY, compassRadius);
+            if (showCompass) {
+                graphics::CompassRenderer::drawCompassNorth(display, compassX, compassY, myHeading, compassRadius);
+                graphics::CompassRenderer::drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, compassRadius * 2, bearing);
+            } else {
+                drawCompassStatusText(display, compassX, compassY, statusLine1, statusLine2);
+            }
        }
        // else show nothing
    }
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ void UIRenderer::drawDeviceFocused(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *sta
    }
 #endif

-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    line += 1;

    // === Node Identity ===
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ void UIRenderer::drawIconScreen(const char *upperMsg, OLEDDisplay *display, OLED
    // needs to be drawn relative to x and y

    // draw centered icon left to right and centered above the one line of app text
-#if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
+#if defined(OLED_TINY)
    display->drawXbm(x + (SCREEN_WIDTH - 50) / 2, y + (SCREEN_HEIGHT - 28) / 2, icon_width, icon_height, icon_bits);
    display->setFont(FONT_MEDIUM);
    display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT);
@@ -1162,6 +1162,7 @@ void UIRenderer::drawCompassAndLocationScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayU

    // === Header ===
    graphics::drawCommonHeader(display, x, y, titleStr);
+    const int *textPos = getTextPositions(display);

    // === First Row: My Location ===
 #if HAS_GPS
@@ -1176,12 +1177,12 @@ void UIRenderer::drawCompassAndLocationScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayU
        } else {
            displayLine = config.position.gps_mode == meshtastic_Config_PositionConfig_GpsMode_NOT_PRESENT ? "No GPS" : "GPS off";
        }
-        drawSatelliteIcon(display, x, getTextPositions(display)[line]);
+        drawSatelliteIcon(display, x, textPos[line]);
        int xOffset = (currentResolution == ScreenResolution::High) ? 6 : 0;
-        display->drawString(x + 11 + xOffset, getTextPositions(display)[line++], displayLine);
+        display->drawString(x + 11 + xOffset, textPos[line++], displayLine);
    } else {
        // Onboard GPS
-        UIRenderer::drawGps(display, 0, getTextPositions(display)[line++], gpsStatus);
+        UIRenderer::drawGps(display, 0, textPos[line++], gpsStatus);
    }

    config.display.heading_bold = origBold;
@@ -1190,18 +1191,36 @@ void UIRenderer::drawCompassAndLocationScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayU
    geoCoord.updateCoords(int32_t(gpsStatus->getLatitude()), int32_t(gpsStatus->getLongitude()),
                          int32_t(gpsStatus->getAltitude()));

-    // === Determine Compass Heading ===
-    float heading = 0;
+    meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *ourNode = nodeDB->getMeshNode(nodeDB->getNodeNum());
+    const bool hasOwnPositionFix = (ourNode && nodeDB->hasValidPosition(ourNode));
+    const bool hasLiveGpsFix =
+        (gpsStatus && gpsStatus->getHasLock() && (gpsStatus->getLatitude() != 0 || gpsStatus->getLongitude() != 0));
+    const bool hasSensorHeading = screen->hasHeading();
+    float heading = 0.0f;
    bool validHeading = false;
-    if (uiconfig.compass_mode == meshtastic_CompassMode_FREEZE_HEADING) {
-        validHeading = true;
-    } else {
-        if (screen->hasHeading()) {
-            heading = radians(screen->getHeading());
-            validHeading = true;
+    const char *statusLine1 = nullptr;
+    const char *statusLine2 = nullptr;
+    if (hasSensorHeading || hasLiveGpsFix || hasOwnPositionFix) {
+        double headingLat = 0.0;
+        double headingLon = 0.0;
+        if (hasLiveGpsFix) {
+            headingLat = DegD(gpsStatus->getLatitude());
+            headingLon = DegD(gpsStatus->getLongitude());
+        } else if (hasOwnPositionFix) {
+            const auto &op = ourNode->position;
+            headingLat = DegD(op.latitude_i);
+            headingLon = DegD(op.longitude_i);
+        }
+        validHeading = CompassRenderer::getHeadingRadians(headingLat, headingLon, heading);
+    }
+
+    if (!validHeading) {
+        if (hasSensorHeading || hasLiveGpsFix || hasOwnPositionFix) {
+            statusLine1 = "No";
+            statusLine2 = "Heading";
        } else {
-            heading = screen->estimatedHeading(geoCoord.getLatitude() * 1e-7, geoCoord.getLongitude() * 1e-7);
-            validHeading = !isnan(heading);
+            statusLine1 = "No";
+            statusLine2 = "Fix";
        }
    }

@@ -1219,18 +1238,18 @@ void UIRenderer::drawCompassAndLocationScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayU
            getUptimeStr(delta, "Last: ", uptimeStr, sizeof(uptimeStr), true);
 #endif

-            display->drawString(0, getTextPositions(display)[line++], uptimeStr);
+            display->drawString(0, textPos[line++], uptimeStr);
        } else {
-            display->drawString(0, getTextPositions(display)[line++], "Last: ?");
+            display->drawString(0, textPos[line++], "Last: ?");
        }

        // === Third Row: Line 1 GPS Info ===
-        UIRenderer::drawGpsCoordinates(display, x, getTextPositions(display)[line++], gpsStatus, "line1");
+        UIRenderer::drawGpsCoordinates(display, x, textPos[line++], gpsStatus, "line1");

        if (uiconfig.gps_format != meshtastic_DeviceUIConfig_GpsCoordinateFormat_OLC &&
            uiconfig.gps_format != meshtastic_DeviceUIConfig_GpsCoordinateFormat_MLS) {
            // === Fourth Row: Line 2 GPS Info ===
-            UIRenderer::drawGpsCoordinates(display, x, getTextPositions(display)[line++], gpsStatus, "line2");
+            UIRenderer::drawGpsCoordinates(display, x, textPos[line++], gpsStatus, "line2");
        }

        // === Final Row: Altitude ===
@@ -1241,14 +1260,14 @@ void UIRenderer::drawCompassAndLocationScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayU
        } else {
            snprintf(altitudeLine, sizeof(altitudeLine), "Alt: %.0im", alt);
        }
-        display->drawString(x, getTextPositions(display)[line++], altitudeLine);
+        display->drawString(x, textPos[line++], altitudeLine);
    }
-#if !defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
-    // === Draw Compass if heading is valid ===
-    if (validHeading) {
+#if !defined(OLED_TINY)
+    // === Draw Compass ===
+    if (validHeading || statusLine1) {
        // --- Compass Rendering: landscape (wide) screens use original side-aligned logic ---
        if (SCREEN_WIDTH > SCREEN_HEIGHT) {
-            const int16_t topY = getTextPositions(display)[1];
+            const int16_t topY = textPos[1];
            const int16_t bottomY = SCREEN_HEIGHT - (FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 1); // nav row height
            const int16_t usableHeight = bottomY - topY - 5;

@@ -1261,29 +1280,33 @@ void UIRenderer::drawCompassAndLocationScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayU
            // Center vertically and nudge down slightly to keep "N" clear of header
            const int16_t compassY = topY + (usableHeight / 2) + ((FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL - 1) / 2) + 2;

-            CompassRenderer::drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, compassDiam, -heading);
            display->drawCircle(compassX, compassY, compassRadius);
+            if (validHeading) {
+                CompassRenderer::drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, compassDiam, -heading);

-            // "N" label
-            float northAngle = 0;
-            if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FIXED_RING)
-                northAngle = -heading;
-            float radius = compassRadius;
-            int16_t nX = compassX + (radius - 1) * sin(northAngle);
-            int16_t nY = compassY - (radius - 1) * cos(northAngle);
-            int16_t nLabelWidth = display->getStringWidth("N") + 2;
-            int16_t nLabelHeightBox = FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL + 1;
+                // "N" label
+                float northAngle = 0;
+                if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FIXED_RING)
+                    northAngle = -heading;
+                float radius = compassRadius;
+                int16_t nX = compassX + (radius - 1) * sin(northAngle);
+                int16_t nY = compassY - (radius - 1) * cos(northAngle);
+                int16_t nLabelWidth = display->getStringWidth("N") + 2;
+                int16_t nLabelHeightBox = FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL + 1;

-            display->setColor(BLACK);
-            display->fillRect(nX - nLabelWidth / 2, nY - nLabelHeightBox / 2, nLabelWidth, nLabelHeightBox);
-            display->setColor(WHITE);
-            display->setFont(FONT_SMALL);
-            display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER);
-            display->drawString(nX, nY - FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL / 2, "N");
+                display->setColor(BLACK);
+                display->fillRect(nX - nLabelWidth / 2, nY - nLabelHeightBox / 2, nLabelWidth, nLabelHeightBox);
+                display->setColor(WHITE);
+                display->setFont(FONT_SMALL);
+                display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER);
+                display->drawString(nX, nY - FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL / 2, "N");
+            } else {
+                drawCompassStatusText(display, compassX, compassY, statusLine1, statusLine2);
+            }
        } else {
            // Portrait or square: put compass at the bottom and centered, scaled to fit available space
            // For E-Ink screens, account for navigation bar at the bottom!
-            int yBelowContent = getTextPositions(display)[5] + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL + 2;
+            int yBelowContent = textPos[5] + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL + 2;
            const int margin = 4;
            int availableHeight =
 #if defined(USE_EINK)
@@ -1304,25 +1327,29 @@ void UIRenderer::drawCompassAndLocationScreen(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayU
            int compassX = x + SCREEN_WIDTH / 2;
            int compassY = yBelowContent + availableHeight / 2;

-            CompassRenderer::drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, compassRadius * 2, -heading);
            display->drawCircle(compassX, compassY, compassRadius);
+            if (validHeading) {
+                CompassRenderer::drawNodeHeading(display, compassX, compassY, compassRadius * 2, -heading);

-            // "N" label
-            float northAngle = 0;
-            if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FIXED_RING)
-                northAngle = -heading;
-            float radius = compassRadius;
-            int16_t nX = compassX + (radius - 1) * sin(northAngle);
-            int16_t nY = compassY - (radius - 1) * cos(northAngle);
-            int16_t nLabelWidth = display->getStringWidth("N") + 2;
-            int16_t nLabelHeightBox = FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL + 1;
+                // "N" label
+                float northAngle = 0;
+                if (uiconfig.compass_mode != meshtastic_CompassMode_FIXED_RING)
+                    northAngle = -heading;
+                float radius = compassRadius;
+                int16_t nX = compassX + (radius - 1) * sin(northAngle);
+                int16_t nY = compassY - (radius - 1) * cos(northAngle);
+                int16_t nLabelWidth = display->getStringWidth("N") + 2;
+                int16_t nLabelHeightBox = FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL + 1;

-            display->setColor(BLACK);
-            display->fillRect(nX - nLabelWidth / 2, nY - nLabelHeightBox / 2, nLabelWidth, nLabelHeightBox);
-            display->setColor(WHITE);
-            display->setFont(FONT_SMALL);
-            display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER);
-            display->drawString(nX, nY - FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL / 2, "N");
+                display->setColor(BLACK);
+                display->fillRect(nX - nLabelWidth / 2, nY - nLabelHeightBox / 2, nLabelWidth, nLabelHeightBox);
+                display->setColor(WHITE);
+                display->setFont(FONT_SMALL);
+                display->setTextAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER);
+                display->drawString(nX, nY - FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL / 2, "N");
+            } else {
+                drawCompassStatusText(display, compassX, compassY, statusLine1, statusLine2);
+            }
        }
    }
 #endif
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ const uint8_t chirpy_small[] = {0x7f, 0x41, 0x55, 0x55, 0x55, 0x55, 0x41, 0x7f};
 #define connection_icon_height 5
 const uint8_t connection_icon[] = {0x36, 0x41, 0x5D, 0x41, 0x36};

-#ifdef M5STACK_UNITC6L
+#ifdef OLED_TINY
 #include "img/icon_small.xbm"
 #else
 #include "img/icon.xbm"
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#include "HapticFeedback.h"
+
+#ifdef HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_PIN
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+
+#ifdef HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_ACTIVE_LOW
+#define HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_ON_STATE LOW
+#define HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_OFF_STATE HIGH
+#else
+#define HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_ON_STATE HIGH
+#define HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_OFF_STATE LOW
+#endif
+
+HapticFeedback *hapticFeedback = nullptr;
+
+void initHapticFeedback()
+{
+    if (!hapticFeedback)
+        hapticFeedback = new HapticFeedback();
+}
+
+HapticFeedback::HapticFeedback() : concurrency::OSThread("Haptic")
+{
+    pinMode(HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_PIN, OUTPUT);
+    digitalWrite(HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_PIN, HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_OFF_STATE);
+}
+
+void HapticFeedback::motorWrite(bool on)
+{
+    digitalWrite(HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_PIN, on ? HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_ON_STATE : HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_OFF_STATE);
+}
+
+void HapticFeedback::pulse(uint16_t durationMs)
+{
+    motorWrite(true);
+    pulseOffAt = millis() + durationMs;
+    if (pulseOffAt == 0) // 0 is the "no pulse" sentinel
+        pulseOffAt = 1;
+    scheduleNext();
+}
+
+void HapticFeedback::armDelayedPulse(uint16_t delayMs, uint16_t durationMs)
+{
+    delayedPulseAt = millis() + delayMs;
+    if (delayedPulseAt == 0)
+        delayedPulseAt = 1;
+    delayedPulseDuration = durationMs;
+    scheduleNext();
+}
+
+void HapticFeedback::cancelDelayedPulse()
+{
+    delayedPulseAt = 0;
+}
+
+void HapticFeedback::scheduleNext()
+{
+    uint32_t now = millis();
+    uint32_t next = 0;
+    if (pulseOffAt != 0)
+        next = pulseOffAt;
+    if (delayedPulseAt != 0 && (next == 0 || (int32_t)(delayedPulseAt - next) < 0))
+        next = delayedPulseAt;
+    if (next == 0)
+        return;
+    int32_t delay = (int32_t)(next - now);
+    setIntervalFromNow(delay > 0 ? (unsigned long)delay : 0);
+}
+
+int32_t HapticFeedback::runOnce()
+{
+    uint32_t now = millis();
+
+    if (pulseOffAt != 0 && (int32_t)(now - pulseOffAt) >= 0) {
+        motorWrite(false);
+        pulseOffAt = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (delayedPulseAt != 0 && (int32_t)(now - delayedPulseAt) >= 0) {
+        uint16_t dur = delayedPulseDuration;
+        delayedPulseAt = 0;
+        pulse(dur);
+    }
+
+    uint32_t next = 0;
+    if (pulseOffAt != 0)
+        next = pulseOffAt;
+    if (delayedPulseAt != 0 && (next == 0 || (int32_t)(delayedPulseAt - next) < 0))
+        next = delayedPulseAt;
+    if (next == 0)
+        return 60 * 1000;
+    int32_t delay = (int32_t)(next - now);
+    return delay > 0 ? delay : 0;
+}
+
+#endif // HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_PIN
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "configuration.h"
+
+#ifdef HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_PIN
+
+#include "concurrency/OSThread.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+// Non-blocking pulses on a GPIO vibration motor. HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_ACTIVE_LOW inverts polarity.
+class HapticFeedback : public concurrency::OSThread
+{
+  public:
+    HapticFeedback();
+    void pulse(uint16_t durationMs = 30);
+    void armDelayedPulse(uint16_t delayMs, uint16_t durationMs = 30);
+    void cancelDelayedPulse();
+
+  protected:
+    int32_t runOnce() override;
+
+  private:
+    uint32_t pulseOffAt = 0;
+    uint32_t delayedPulseAt = 0;
+    uint16_t delayedPulseDuration = 0;
+
+    void motorWrite(bool on);
+    // Reschedule to the soonest pending event so later arms don't clobber earlier wakes.
+    void scheduleNext();
+};
+
+extern HapticFeedback *hapticFeedback;
+void initHapticFeedback();
+
+#endif // HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_PIN
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "PowerFSM.h" // needed for event trigger
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "graphics/Screen.h"
+#include "input/HapticFeedback.h"
 #include "modules/ExternalNotificationModule.h"

 #if ARCH_PORTDUINO
@@ -237,6 +238,16 @@ void InputBroker::Init()
        }
        touchBacklightActive = false;
    };
+#endif
+#if defined(HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_PIN)
+    // Blip on touch, second blip when long-press fires (500 ms = touchConfig.longPressTime default).
+    touchConfig.suppressLeadUpSound = true;
+    initHapticFeedback();
+    touchConfig.onPress = []() {
+        hapticFeedback->pulse(80);
+        hapticFeedback->armDelayedPulse(500, 80);
+    };
+    touchConfig.onRelease = []() { hapticFeedback->cancelDelayedPulse(); };
 #endif
    TouchButtonThread->initButton(touchConfig);
 #endif
@@ -333,6 +344,12 @@ void InputBroker::Init()
            BaseType_t higherWake = 0;
            concurrency::mainDelay.interruptFromISR(&higherWake);
        };
+#if defined(ELECROW_ThinkNode_M7)
+        userConfigNoScreen.longLongPressTime = 15 * 1000;
+        userConfigNoScreen.longLongPress = INPUT_BROKER_FACTORY_RST;
+#else
+        userConfigNoScreen.longLongPress = INPUT_BROKER_SHUTDOWN;
+#endif
        userConfigNoScreen.singlePress = INPUT_BROKER_USER_PRESS;
        userConfigNoScreen.longPress = INPUT_BROKER_NONE;
        userConfigNoScreen.longPressTime = 500;
@@ -366,8 +383,10 @@ void InputBroker::Init()
            rotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1 = nullptr;
        }
 #endif
+#if !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_I2C
        cardKbI2cImpl = new CardKbI2cImpl();
        cardKbI2cImpl->init();
+#endif
 #if defined(M5STACK_UNITC6L)
        i2cButton = new i2cButtonThread("i2cButtonThread");
 #endif
@@ -390,8 +409,11 @@ void InputBroker::Init()
                seesawRotary = nullptr;
            }
        }
+#ifdef __linux__
+        // Linux evdev keyboard input only — macOS has no <linux/input.h>.
        aLinuxInputImpl = new LinuxInputImpl();
        aLinuxInputImpl->init();
+#endif
    }
 #endif
 #if !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_INPUTBROKER && HAS_TRACKBALL
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum input_broker_event {
    INPUT_BROKER_USER_PRESS,
    INPUT_BROKER_ALT_PRESS,
    INPUT_BROKER_ALT_LONG,
+    INPUT_BROKER_FACTORY_RST = 0x9a,
    INPUT_BROKER_SHUTDOWN = 0x9b,
    INPUT_BROKER_GPS_TOGGLE = 0x9e,
    INPUT_BROKER_SEND_PING = 0xaf,
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
-#if ARCH_PORTDUINO
+// Linux evdev keyboard input. Only compiled on Linux portduino targets;
+// macOS / non-Linux builds have no <linux/input.h> or epoll, and the
+// headless build doesn't need real keyboards anyway.
+#if ARCH_PORTDUINO && defined(__linux__)
 #include "InputBroker.h"
 #include "concurrency/OSThread.h"
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#ifdef ARCH_PORTDUINO
+// Linux evdev impl. Same Linux-only gating as LinuxInput.h.
+#if defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO) && defined(__linux__)
 #pragma once
 #include "LinuxInput.h"
 #include "main.h"
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ RotaryEncoderImpl *rotaryEncoderImpl;

 RotaryEncoderImpl::RotaryEncoderImpl()
 {
-    rotary = nullptr;
 #ifdef ARCH_ESP32
    isFirstInit = true;
 #endif
@@ -23,11 +22,6 @@ RotaryEncoderImpl::~RotaryEncoderImpl()
 {
    LOG_DEBUG("RotaryEncoderImpl destructor");
    detachRotaryEncoderInterrupts();
-
-    if (rotary != nullptr) {
-        delete rotary;
-        rotary = nullptr;
-    }
 }

 bool RotaryEncoderImpl::init()
@@ -43,8 +37,9 @@ bool RotaryEncoderImpl::init()
    eventPressed = static_cast<input_broker_event>(moduleConfig.canned_message.inputbroker_event_press);

    if (rotary == nullptr) {
-        rotary = new RotaryEncoder(moduleConfig.canned_message.inputbroker_pin_a, moduleConfig.canned_message.inputbroker_pin_b,
-                                   moduleConfig.canned_message.inputbroker_pin_press);
+        rotary.reset(new RotaryEncoder(moduleConfig.canned_message.inputbroker_pin_a,
+                                       moduleConfig.canned_message.inputbroker_pin_b,
+                                       moduleConfig.canned_message.inputbroker_pin_press));
    }

    attachRotaryEncoderInterrupts();
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "InputBroker.h"
 #include "concurrency/OSThread.h"
 #include "mesh/NodeDB.h"
+#include <memory>

 class RotaryEncoder;

@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ class RotaryEncoderImpl final : public InputPollable
    input_broker_event eventCcw = INPUT_BROKER_NONE;
    input_broker_event eventPressed = INPUT_BROKER_NONE;

-    RotaryEncoder *rotary;
+    std::unique_ptr<RotaryEncoder> rotary;

  private:
 #ifdef ARCH_ESP32
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ NimbleBluetooth *nimbleBluetooth = nullptr;
 NRF52Bluetooth *nrf52Bluetooth = nullptr;
 #endif

-#if HAS_WIFI || defined(USE_WS5500)
+#if HAS_WIFI || defined(USE_WS5500) || defined(USE_CH390D)
 #include "mesh/api/WiFiServerAPI.h"
 #include "mesh/wifi/WiFiAPClient.h"
 #endif

-#if HAS_ETHERNET && !defined(USE_WS5500)
+#if HAS_ETHERNET && !defined(USE_WS5500) && !defined(USE_CH390D)
 #include "mesh/api/ethServerAPI.h"
 #include "mesh/eth/ethClient.h"
 #endif
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ void printPartitionTable()
 #include "motion/AccelerometerThread.h"
 AccelerometerThread *accelerometerThread = nullptr;
 #endif
+#if !defined(ARCH_STM32WL) && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_I2C && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_MAGNETOMETER
+#include "motion/MagnetometerThread.h"
+MagnetometerThread *magnetometerThread = nullptr;
+#endif

 #ifdef HAS_I2S
 #include "AudioThread.h"
@@ -197,6 +201,8 @@ bool osk_found = false;
 ScanI2C::DeviceAddress rtc_found = ScanI2C::ADDRESS_NONE;
 // The I2C address of the Accelerometer (if found)
 ScanI2C::DeviceAddress accelerometer_found = ScanI2C::ADDRESS_NONE;
+// The I2C address of the Magnetometer (if found)
+ScanI2C::DeviceAddress magnetometer_found = ScanI2C::ADDRESS_NONE;
 // The I2C address of the RGB LED (if found)
 ScanI2C::FoundDevice rgb_found = ScanI2C::FoundDevice(ScanI2C::DeviceType::NONE, ScanI2C::ADDRESS_NONE);
 /// The I2C address of our Air Quality Indicator (if found)
@@ -215,6 +221,8 @@ bool pauseBluetoothLogging = false;

 bool pmu_found;

+uint8_t pa_fan_percentage = 50;
+
 #if !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_I2C
 // Array map of sensor types with i2c address and wire as we'll find in the i2c scan
 std::pair<uint8_t, TwoWire *> nodeTelemetrySensorsMap[_meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_MAX + 1] = {};
@@ -335,7 +343,7 @@ void setup()

 #ifdef WIFI_LED
    pinMode(WIFI_LED, OUTPUT);
-    digitalWrite(WIFI_LED, LOW);
+    digitalWrite(WIFI_LED, HIGH ^ WIFI_STATE_ON);
 #endif

 #ifdef BLE_LED
@@ -422,6 +430,11 @@ void setup()
    digitalWrite(VEXT_ENABLE, VEXT_ON_VALUE); // turn on the display power
 #endif

+#if defined(PIN_SENSOR_EN)
+    pinMode(PIN_SENSOR_EN, OUTPUT);
+    digitalWrite(PIN_SENSOR_EN, PIN_SENSOR_EN_ACTIVE); // turn on sensor power
+#endif
+
 #if defined(BIAS_T_ENABLE)
    pinMode(BIAS_T_ENABLE, OUTPUT);
    digitalWrite(BIAS_T_ENABLE, BIAS_T_VALUE); // turn on 5V for GPS Antenna
@@ -662,6 +675,11 @@ void setup()
    accelerometer_found = acc_info.type != ScanI2C::DeviceType::NONE ? acc_info.address : accelerometer_found;
    LOG_DEBUG("acc_info = %i", acc_info.type);
 #endif
+#if !defined(ARCH_STM32WL) && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_MAGNETOMETER
+    auto mag_info = i2cScanner->firstMagnetometer();
+    magnetometer_found = mag_info.type != ScanI2C::DeviceType::NONE ? mag_info.address : magnetometer_found;
+    LOG_DEBUG("mag_info = %i", mag_info.type);
+#endif

    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::INA260, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_INA260);
    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::INA226, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_INA226);
@@ -674,6 +692,8 @@ void setup()
    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::QMI8658, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_QMI8658);
    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::QMC5883L, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_QMC5883L);
    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::HMC5883L, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_QMC5883L);
+    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::MMC5983MA, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_MMC5983MA);
+    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::ICM42607P, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_ICM42607P);
    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::MLX90614, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_MLX90614);
    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::ICM20948, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_ICM20948);
    scannerToSensorsMap(i2cScanner, ScanI2C::DeviceType::MAX30102, meshtastic_TelemetrySensorType_MAX30102);
@@ -731,8 +751,20 @@ void setup()
 #elif defined(USE_SH1107_128_64)
    screen_model = meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_OledType_OLED_SH1107; // keep dimension of 128x64
 #else
-    if (config.display.oled != meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_OledType_OLED_AUTO)
+    if (config.display.oled != meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_OledType_OLED_AUTO) {
        screen_model = config.display.oled;
+
+        // Fix: update geometry for SH1107 128x128 selected via menu
+        if (screen_model == meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_OledType_OLED_SH1107_128_128) {
+            screen_geometry = GEOMETRY_128_128;
+            screen_model = meshtastic_Config_DisplayConfig_OledType_OLED_SH1107; // normalize
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+#ifdef OLED_GEOMETRY_OVERRIDE
+    // Per-variant geometry (e.g. 72x40 micro-OLEDs). Takes precedence over the
+    // default GEOMETRY_128_64 set at the top of setup().
+    screen_geometry = OLED_GEOMETRY_OVERRIDE;
 #endif
 #endif

@@ -742,6 +774,11 @@ void setup()
        accelerometerThread = new AccelerometerThread(acc_info.type);
    }
 #endif
+#if !defined(ARCH_STM32WL) && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_MAGNETOMETER
+    if (mag_info.type != ScanI2C::DeviceType::NONE) {
+        magnetometerThread = new MagnetometerThread(mag_info.type);
+    }
+#endif

 #if defined(HAS_NEOPIXEL) || defined(UNPHONE) || defined(RGBLED_RED)
    ambientLightingThread = new AmbientLightingThread(ScanI2C::DeviceType::NONE);
@@ -959,16 +996,36 @@ void setup()
    mqttInit();
 #endif

-#ifdef RF95_FAN_EN
-    // Ability to disable FAN if PIN has been set with RF95_FAN_EN.
+#ifdef RADIO_FAN_EN
+    // Ability to disable FAN if PIN has been set with RADIO_FAN_EN.
    // Make sure LoRa has been started before disabling FAN.
-    if (config.lora.pa_fan_disabled)
-        digitalWrite(RF95_FAN_EN, LOW ^ 0);
+#ifdef RADIO_FAN_PWM
+#if defined(ARCH_ESP32)
+    // Set up PWM at Channel 1 at 25KHz, using 8-bit resolution
+    // Turn ON/OFF fan to the specified value if enabled by config.
+    // code by https://github.com/gjelsoe/
+    if (ledcSetup(1, 25000, 8)) {
+        ledcAttachPin(RADIO_FAN_EN, 1);
+        LOG_INFO("PWM init C1 P%d\n", RADIO_FAN_EN);
+        // Set PWM duty cycle based on fan disabled state
+        ledcWrite(1, config.lora.pa_fan_disabled ? 0 : (pa_fan_percentage * 2.55));
+    } else {
+        LOG_WARN("PWM init fail P%d\n", RADIO_FAN_EN);
+    }
+#elif defined(ARCH_NRF52)
+    pinMode(RADIO_FAN_EN, OUTPUT);
+    analogWrite(RADIO_FAN_EN, config.lora.pa_fan_disabled ? 0 : (pa_fan_percentage * 2.55));
+#endif
+#else
+    // Set up as ON/OFF switch of fan; default on unless disabled by config.
+    pinMode(RADIO_FAN_EN, OUTPUT);
+    digitalWrite(RADIO_FAN_EN, config.lora.pa_fan_disabled ? (LOW ^ 0) : (HIGH ^ 0));
+#endif
 #endif

 #ifndef ARCH_PORTDUINO

-        // Initialize Wifi
+    // Initialize Wifi
 #if HAS_WIFI
    initWifi();
 #endif
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern bool kb_found;
 extern bool osk_found;
 extern ScanI2C::DeviceAddress rtc_found;
 extern ScanI2C::DeviceAddress accelerometer_found;
+extern ScanI2C::DeviceAddress magnetometer_found;
 extern ScanI2C::FoundDevice rgb_found;
 extern ScanI2C::DeviceAddress aqi_found;

@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ extern graphics::Screen *screen;
 #include "motion/AccelerometerThread.h"
 extern AccelerometerThread *accelerometerThread;
 #endif
+#if !defined(ARCH_STM32WL) && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_I2C && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_MAGNETOMETER
+#include "motion/MagnetometerThread.h"
+extern MagnetometerThread *magnetometerThread;
+#endif

 extern bool isVibrating;

@@ -85,6 +90,8 @@ extern bool suppressRebootBanner;

 extern uint32_t serialSinceMsec;

+extern uint8_t pa_fan_percentage;
+
 // If a thread does something that might need for it to be rescheduled ASAP it can set this flag
 // This will suppress the current delay and instead try to run ASAP.
 extern bool runASAP;
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@

 #include "meshUtils.h"

+// Convert seconds to ms, clamping at INT32_MAX (~24.86 days)
+static inline uint32_t secondsToMsClamped(uint32_t secs)
+{
+    constexpr uint32_t MAX_MS = static_cast<uint32_t>(INT32_MAX);
+    return (secs > MAX_MS / 1000U) ? MAX_MS : secs * 1000U;
+}
+
 uint32_t Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(uint32_t configuredInterval, uint32_t defaultInterval)
 {
-    if (configuredInterval > 0)
-        return configuredInterval * 1000;
-    return defaultInterval * 1000;
+    return secondsToMsClamped(configuredInterval > 0 ? configuredInterval : defaultInterval);
 }

 uint32_t Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(uint32_t configuredInterval)
 {
-    if (configuredInterval > 0)
-        return configuredInterval * 1000;
-    return default_broadcast_interval_secs * 1000;
+    return secondsToMsClamped(configuredInterval > 0 ? configuredInterval : default_broadcast_interval_secs);
 }

 uint32_t Default::getConfiguredOrDefault(uint32_t configured, uint32_t defaultValue)
@@ -47,7 +50,14 @@ uint32_t Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMsScaled(uint32_t configured, uint32_t d
                  meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_TAK_TRACKER))
        return getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(configured, defaultValue);

-    return getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(configured, defaultValue) * congestionScalingCoefficient(numOnlineNodes);
+    // Saturate at INT32_MAX to match secondsToMsClamped: float→uint32_t when
+    // out of range is UB, and the result is consumed as an int32_t downstream.
+    constexpr uint32_t MAX_MS = static_cast<uint32_t>(INT32_MAX);
+    uint32_t base = getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(configured, defaultValue);
+    float coef = congestionScalingCoefficient(numOnlineNodes);
+    if (static_cast<double>(base) * static_cast<double>(coef) >= static_cast<double>(MAX_MS))
+        return MAX_MS;
+    return base * coef;
 }

 uint32_t Default::getConfiguredOrMinimumValue(uint32_t configured, uint32_t minValue)
@@ -66,4 +76,4 @@ uint8_t Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultHopLimit(uint8_t configured)
 #else
    return (configured >= HOP_MAX) ? HOP_MAX : config.lora.hop_limit;
 #endif
-}
+}
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ extern Adafruit_nRFCrypto nRFCrypto;
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #elif defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
 #include <random>
-#include <sys/random.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <sys/random.h> // getrandom()
+#else
+#include <stdlib.h> // arc4random_buf() on Darwin/BSD
+#endif
 #endif

 namespace HardwareRNG
@@ -48,7 +52,11 @@ bool mixWithLoRaEntropy(uint8_t *buffer, size_t length)
    // and return false so callers know no extra mixing occurred.
    RadioLibInterface *radio = RadioLibInterface::instance;
    if (!radio) {
-        LOG_ERROR("No radio instance available to provide entropy");
+        // This path can run during portduinoSetup() before the console is initialized,
+        // both for unit-test binaries and the simulator's meshtasticd; LOG_* dereferences `console`.
+        if (console) {
+            LOG_ERROR("No radio instance available to provide entropy");
+        }
        return false;
    }

@@ -115,10 +123,16 @@ bool fill(uint8_t *buffer, size_t length, bool useRadioEntropy)
    filled = true;
 #elif defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
    // Prefer the host OS RNG first when running under Portduino.
+#ifdef __linux__
    ssize_t generated = ::getrandom(buffer, length, 0);
    if (generated == static_cast<ssize_t>(length)) {
        filled = true;
    }
+#else
+    // arc4random_buf is available on Darwin/BSD and cannot fail.
+    ::arc4random_buf(buffer, length);
+    filled = true;
+#endif

    if (!filled) {
        fillWithRandomDevice(buffer, length);
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ template class LR11x0Interface<LR1121>;
 template class SX126xInterface<STM32WLx>;
 #endif

-#if HAS_ETHERNET && !defined(USE_WS5500)
+#if HAS_ETHERNET && !defined(USE_WS5500) && !defined(USE_CH390D)
 #include "api/ethServerAPI.h"
 template class ServerAPI<EthernetClient>;
 template class APIServerPort<ethServerAPI, EthernetServer>;
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #if RADIOLIB_EXCLUDE_LR11X0 != 1
 #include "LR11x0Interface.h"
+#include "RadioExternalPa.h"
 #include "Throttle.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "error.h"
+#include "main.h"
 #include "mesh/NodeDB.h"
 #ifdef LR11X0_DIO_AS_RF_SWITCH
 #include "rfswitch.h"
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ template <typename T> bool LR11x0Interface<T>::init()
    digitalWrite(LR11X0_POWER_EN, HIGH);
 #endif

+    enableFan();
+
 #if ARCH_PORTDUINO
    float tcxoVoltage = (float)portduino_config.dio3_tcxo_voltage / 1000;
 // FIXME: correct logic to default to not using TCXO if no voltage is specified for LR11x0_DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE
@@ -184,8 +188,10 @@ template <typename T> bool LR11x0Interface<T>::reconfigure()
    if (err != RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE)
        RECORD_CRITICALERROR(meshtastic_CriticalErrorCode_INVALID_RADIO_SETTING);

-    if (power > LR1110_MAX_POWER) // This chip has lower power limits than some
-        power = LR1110_MAX_POWER;
+    // Re-apply regulatory limits and any external-PA power mapping. applyModemConfig()
+    // (run by the base reconfigure()) reset `power` to the requested total, so without
+    // this a runtime tx_power change would skip region clamping and external-PA mapping.
+    limitPower(LR1110_MAX_POWER);
    if ((power > LR1120_MAX_POWER) && (config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_LORA_24)) // 2.4G power limit
        power = LR1120_MAX_POWER;

@@ -236,6 +242,7 @@ template <typename T> void LR11x0Interface<T>::addReceiveMetadata(meshtastic_Mes
 */
 template <typename T> void LR11x0Interface<T>::configHardwareForSend()
 {
+    radioExternalPaTxEnable(); // bias an external PA (if any) before we transmit
    RadioLibInterface::configHardwareForSend();
 }

@@ -250,6 +257,8 @@ template <typename T> void LR11x0Interface<T>::startReceive()

    setStandby();

+    radioExternalPaRxIdle(); // drop external PA bias while receiving/idle
+
    lora.setPreambleLength(preambleLength); // Solve RX ack fail after direct message sent.  Not sure why this is needed.

    // We use a 16 bit preamble so this should save some power by letting radio sit in standby mostly.
@@ -337,6 +346,8 @@ template <typename T> bool LR11x0Interface<T>::sleep()
    LOG_DEBUG("LR11x0 entering sleep mode");
    setStandby(); // Stop any pending operations

+    radioExternalPaSleep(); // power down an external PA (if any)
+
    // turn off TCXO if it was powered
    lora.setTCXO(0);

@@ -350,4 +361,10 @@ template <typename T> bool LR11x0Interface<T>::sleep()

    return true;
 }
+
+template <typename T> int16_t LR11x0Interface<T>::getCurrentRSSI()
+{
+    float rssi = lora.getRSSI();
+    return (int16_t)round(rssi);
+}
 #endif
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ template <class T> class LR11x0Interface : public RadioLibInterface
     */
    T lora;

+    int16_t getCurrentRSSI() override;
+
    /**
     * Glue functions called from ISR land
     */
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